Climate Change

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the release of a new $848 million funding program designed around hardening transportation infrastructure in the face of climate change.

Through a combination of tech and data, the California Department of Water Resources is measuring the historic rainfall and snowfall the state saw this year — and in a way that helps prepare for the next drought.

Climate change and management practices have left the Wildland Urban Interface with dangerous fuel loads that burn year after year, causing more destruction and death. A new, unified approach is needed to stem the tide.

Following the devastation of major hurricanes, the Crescent City is pushing towards a more resilient energy system by exploring alternate power sources, microgrids and community resilience nodes.

UW researchers focused specifically on "injury" deaths, including deaths that might not have been directly caused by overheating, including drowning, transportation accidents, violence and mental health crises.

Buffalo, N.Y., is reversing a decadeslong trend of population decline by positioning itself as a “climate refuge city” in the face of climate change and a pattern of extreme weather events across the country.

The U.S.-based company offers to help policymakers and business leaders anticipate climate-related outcomes and provide better crop and water management, along with other tasks. ClimateAi has raised $38 million in total.

The proposed first-responder technology campus would be a hub for 19 agencies and include space for outdoor training and operations, office space, hotel rooms, apartments, and a competition swimming pool.

Many roads in Fort Lauderdale remained impassable on Thursday morning, city officials said. Close to 26 inches of rain fell in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, with most of that falling in just six hours, according to the National Weather Service.

Electric buses may be a dream vehicle for sustainability watchers, but they are not adding new ridership or saving public transit from the formidable financial headwinds agencies are facing.

The 12th cohort of the New York-based urban tech accelerator includes four companies with a government focus, as well as participation from a new venture capital partner.

"If you live in this area, please pack your 'Go Bag' with necessary essentials: insurance policy, pets, medications, a change of clothes, and LEAVE NOW," the sheriff's office said. "Once the road gives out completely, residents in that area will not have access to emergency services."

The National Guard and dozens of public safety agencies are on scene in Tulare County as floodwaters continue to rise and more than 12,000 face evacuations.

The Eureka County Sheriff's Office reported water over the southbound lane of State Route 278 on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency officials put out an evacuation warning as water began to encroach into neighborhoods.

Ashby, Mass., had declared a state of emergency at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a Boston 25 article reposted on the town's Facebook page. The Middlesex County town received 24 to 26 inches of snow.

The U.S Drought Monitor shows conditions in the start of 2023 moved Union County out of drought concern. But, February received nearly an inch more of precipitation than average, making it the 10th wettest February on record.

All eyes remain on the small Monterey County community of Pajaro as the next storm nears, however, after water breached a levee early Saturday morning, devastating the neighborhoods and farmlands of the town.

"It depends on how much snow melt we get because that's a whole other player in this. The rain is going to be impressive, but it just depends on how warm these systems are and how much snowmelt we get."