NPR · Adaptation Slow Water Water
Cities Are Turning Flood Water Into Freshwater
As a guest on NPR’s “Science Friday,” Erica talks about sponge cities in China and the ways in which several cities around the world are adapting to be more resilient, as climate change begins to have a major effect on water systems.
Scientific American · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
The Radical Groundwater Storage Test
New tactics for capturing floods and surviving droughts could help communities across California and the world.
Scientific American · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
Sponge City Revolution
Restoring natural water flows in cities can lessen the impacts of floods and droughts.
The Guardian · Adaptation Climate Change
10 Riskiest Places to Buy Your Seaside Dream Home
As sea levels rise, real estate investments in these seaside metropolises could amount to throwing money into the sea
The Guardian · Adaptation Climate Change Water
12 Ways Communities Will Have to Adapt to Handle Climate Change
Whatever your water crisis, whether drought or flood, these DIY solutions will help you adjust to climate change’s new reality.
Nature · Adaptation Climate Change Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water
Fortresses of Mud
Rising seas threaten the San Francisco Bay Area, home to one of the largest estuaries in North America. But marsh-restoration efforts could hold back the high water.
Scientific American · Adaptation Climate Change Slow Water
Expanding Paved Areas Has an Outsize Effect on Urban Flooding
Researchers have finally been able to pinpoint just how much impervious surfaces exacerbate flood levels
TakePart · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
Coca-Cola Leaves It to Beavers to Fight the Drought
The soft-drink giant is deploying the dam-building animals to replenish groundwater supplies.
Hakai magazine · Adaptation Climate Change Environmental Justice Food Indigenous Science
Tribes Use Western and Indigenous Science to Prepare for Climate Change
Northwestern tribes and the University of Washington climate group have joined forces to help protect salmon, roots, trees, and other important resources.
Ensia · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
With Floods and Droughts Increasing, Communities Take a New Look at Storing Water Underground
Groundwater recharge is the latest wave in water security – though challenges remain.
Ensia · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
The “One Water” Movement Is Helping the Environment and Saving Millions of Dollars
Solutions to floods, droughts, and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense.
Ensia · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
Cities Are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, Not a Nuisance
From Houston to Melbourne, the surprising way urban areas are dealing with water woes
Ensia · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
As Floods Increase, Cities Like Detroit Are Looking to Green Stormwater Infrastructure:
With climate change bringing more intense storms, urban areas are looking for better ways to manage runoff.
Scientific American · Adaptation Nature-Based Solutions Slow Water Water
Ecological Detectives Hunt for San Francisco’s Vanished Waterways
Recovering “ghost creeks” from past landscapes can help protect the city’s
future amid climate chaos.
