
Rainfall prediction app helps Indonesia’s farmers
A new rainfall app is helping farmers in Indonesia’s Sumbawa Island navigate climate change. A collaboration...

Toxic algae bloom forces all Mississippi beaches to close
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced a total ban on swimming in the ocean until...

China's new rain-making system could increase rainfall by billions of cubic feet
China needs water — and their answer to the issue is a massive weather modification system being developed by...

Scientists discover the Amazon forest sets off its own rainy season
Scientists have been stumped for years over why the southern Amazon rainforest's rainy season begins two to three...

Climate change could transform one of Africa's driest regions into a wet one
Climate change is often connected to heat waves and hot temperatures. But researchers recently found very different...

This family home in Japan is designed to let the rain inside
Normally, one of the main functions of a house is to keep the elements out. But this family house in Japan has...

The UAE wants to build an artificial mountain to create wetter weather
As the effects of global warming continue to create challenging conditions around the globe, the impetus to hack...

INFOGRAPHIC: Why are rainforests so important?
"Save the rainforests!" is a call to action that most of us have come across at some point or another, whether...

No rain in San Francisco for first January in 165 years
There are a lot of songs about California weather, but songwriters will have to come up with a new tune to mark...

This Argentinian ghost town resurfaced after spending 25 years underwater
[vimeo width="537"]http://vimeo.com/88706281[/vimeo] There are ghost towns to be found anywhere from the American...

GREEN BUILDING 101: Water Efficiency, Both Inside and Outside the Home
There are few things we take for granted as much as our ability to turn on the tap and get water in a seemingly...

California Drought Endangers Napa Valley Wine Production
Agriculture around the world is suffering due to climate change, and famous grape-producing regions are being crushed...

17 Dead, Fukushima on Alert as Typhoon Wipha Hits Japan
A "once-in-a-decade" typhoon has hit the Japanese coast, and while its winds weakened from a peak of 130-156 mph—Category...

West African Forests Capture More Carbon Despite Drought
A research project headed by a joint team of UK and Ghanaian scientists has led to the discovery that the carbon...