Satellites reveal the secrets of water-guzzling farms in California
California wants to limit the water that farmers can pump from depleted aquifers. To enforce those limits, regulators are turning to remote sensing satellites.
Environment
High Country fall foliage options abound
Fall foliage was on full display over the weekend drawing thousands of eager leaf watchers to the High Country.
Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked
Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line.
How the Amazon rainforest is faring under climate change
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to climate scientist Antonio Nobre about how climate change is affecting the Amazon forest in Brazil.
To improve wildfire resistance, researchers look to beavers
Last year Colorado saw the two largest wildfires in it's history, destroying hundreds of homes and 600 square miles of forest. Largely unbothered, though, are beavers, whose wet habitats offer refuge.
La Niña is coming. Here's what that means for winter weather in the U.S.
The climate pattern known as La Niña generally brings winters that are drier and warmer than usual across the southern U.S. and cooler and wetter in the northern part of the country.
Flood insurance rates are spiking for many, to account for climate risk
FEMA says its new rates better reflect the risk from more intense and frequent rain and floods. The increase could make housing unaffordable for some in the most flood-prone areas.
Floods threaten to shut down a quarter of U.S. roads and critical buildings
A new report says floods could shut down a quarter of the country's critical facilities like airports, hospitals, government buildings, and schools — and the roads that take you there.
Researchers are asking for volunteer 'walrus detectives' to spot walruses from space
Conservationists are trying to track walrus populations amid climate change but they can't do it alone.
Immerse yourself in nature with these 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images
The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10 year old from India.