The global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million for the first time in recorded history on Thursday, according to data from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. ... read more >>

From the water management perspective, water scarcity is an unacceptable risk of facing water shortages to serve water demands in the near future. Water scarcity may be temporary and related to drought conditions or other accidental situation, or may be permanent and due to deeper causes such as excessive demand growth, lack of infrastructure for water storage or transport, or constraints in wate ... read more >>

A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much water they hold. ... read more >>

Glaciers in the Mount Everest region have shrunk by 13 percent and the snow-line has shifted 180 meters (590 feet) higher during the past 50 years, a new study found. This might be linked to higher carbon dioxide levels, less precipitation, higher temperatures and climate change. ... read more >>

A NASA-led modeling study provides new evidence that global warming may increase the risk for extreme rainfall and drought. ... read more >>

A new study found up that the loss of rain forests in countries like Brazil will reduce rainfall as well as depleting hydropower generation. ... read more >>

HC-2000 is a Biostimulation and biosurfactant agent developed by Remtech Engineers that has been used on over 100 sites to bioremediate soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and solvents. Recent biodegradation efficacy testing and range finding freshwater toxicity testing demonstrates that HC-2000 outperforms degradation efficiencies and is less toxic than other products o ... read more >>

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Climate change is mainly responsible for the loss of 20 percent of the Rocky Mountains snow packs since the 1980's. ... read more >>

Traces of chemicals from common household products, legal prescription medications and illegal drugs are common in Minnesota lakes, according to a study released Monday. Scientists from the Minnesota Pollution Control agency chose 50 lakes at random and tested them for 125 chemicals, including substances that mimic or interfere with the actions of naturally occurring hormones.The common insect re ... read more >>