July 6, 2020 Shanghai Rankings: UArizona Has Top Water Resources Program in US The University of Arizona is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 globally in the area of water resources in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities.
May 5, 2020 Climate Change Could Reawaken Indian Ocean El Niño According to new research, if current warming trends continue, an Indian Ocean El Niño could emerge as early as 2050.
May 5, 2020 Decoding the Skies: The Impact of Water Vapor on Afternoon Rainfall Researchers are starting to tease out the relationship between morning soil moisture and afternoon rainfall under different atmospheric conditions.
Feb. 11, 2020 Storm-Induced Sea Level Spikes Differ in Origin on US East, Gulf Coasts The Gulf Coast is particularly vulnerable to storm surge. New research shows that as the climate warms, the Gulf Coast will be even more susceptible to extreme storm surges.
Jan. 13, 2020 Widespread Droughts Affect Southern California Water Sources Six Times a Century A study used the annual growth rings of trees to reconstruct a long-term climate history and examine "perfect droughts" in Southern California's main water sources.
Sept. 5, 2019 UA-led Study Measures Impact of Built Environment on Water Use Many of a community's built environment factors, such as housing age and density, vegetated land cover and lot size, are tied to how much water single-family residences use.
Aug. 16, 2019 Fracking Has Less Impact on Groundwater Than Traditional Oil and Gas Production New research reports that conventional oil and gas production activities inject more water underground than hydraulic fracturing and other unconventional petroleum-production methods.
June 28, 2019 UA Retains No. 1 Global Ranking in Water Resources The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities also ranked the University of Arizona in the top 20 for library and information sciences, communication, and ecology.
June 25, 2019 Late Start to Monsoon Season? Maybe Not. While many forecasters are predicting this year's monsoon storms will appear later than usual, UA climatologists say the start of the 2019 monsoon season is still up in the air.
June 19, 2019 Groundwater Pumping Has Significantly Reduced US Stream Flows A new study led by a UA hydrologist is the first to examine the impact of large-scale groundwater pumping that began in the U.S. in the 1950s on surface waters.