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photo of white municipal car approaching gas station before hail
March 26, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

When you get a hail alert, every minute counts

Several inches of snow accumulated on flat commercial roof.
February 19, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

Monitor risk of roof collapses under heavy snow loads.

photo of mangrove forest amid water, an example of natural protection from severe weather events
February 13, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

Natural habitats contribute to insurability

HailSens360 hail mitigation system: hail sensor and detailed hail forecast & real-time data viz
January 28, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

Hail technology reshapes solar projects & insurance

debris flow following Dixie Fire 2021 in northern California via USGS
January 23, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

Soil erosion, the silent risk between fires and floods

satellite image of Hurricane Florence 2018 after making landfall in North Carolina via NOAA
January 21, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

USGS: Knowledge gap in hurricane effects on water quality

4 Dept. of Water Resources staff at Phillips Station take a manual snow survey on 3 Jan 2023
January 15, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

Live in a valley? Snow surveys & snowpack matter

photo of various analytical laboratory glassware containing water quality samples; reflective surface and white background reveal water color
January 6, 2025Water, Weather & Environment

Water quality assurance rests on information security

aereal photo of forest of evergreen trees | photo credit olena sergienko via unsplash
December 23, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Federal hiring freeze weakens wildfire mitigation, climate research

image of USH-9 ultrasonic snow sensor emitting sound waves & receiving echoes to measure snow height
November 20, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

How does the snow sensor work?

illustration of GRACE satellites measuring water storage levels on land to further climate science
November 19, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Satellites reveal low freshwater levels worldwide

pink fire retardant on LA County hill to contain Tumbleweed Fire 2021; environmental impact unknown
November 17, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Fire officials: “no substitute for retardant” despite toxicity

augmented reality concept image of KISTERS HyQuant sensor emits radar signal to measure water level
November 13, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Affordable new water radar debuts to combat flood risks

upangle photo of a dam on Owyhee River near Adrian, Oregon via USDA NRCS Oregon
November 8, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Ongoing drought drains Pacific NW hydropower generation

business partners shake over table with laptop, plant and window in background
October 22, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Collaboration with Aquanty, Canada 1 Water co-developer

collecting stream sediment samples after 2020 California wildfires to measure runoff contaminants
October 7, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

After the Fire is Gone: Soiled Water Quality

conceptual image of neon data lines in serpentine river to represent real-time streamgauge network
October 2, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Calif. investing $7M in local streamgage networks

operations room with many screens: hail storm forecast, estimated hail size & archived impacts
September 6, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

New KISTERS solution transforms data into robust decision support

close up image of micro cracks or micro fractures on a solar photovoltaic PV panel
August 22, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Can hail damage solar panels?

photo of the tipping bucket mechanism within the high accuracy KISTERS TB3 tipping bucket rain gauge
August 13, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Are rain gauges accurate?

screen capture of Canada1Water portal (C1W portal) WebMap interface via Aquanty Inc, KISTERS partner
August 12, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Canada1Water completes Phase 1 of 2

aerial photo of traffic at roundabout, green infrastructure captures rain storm water runoff
August 6, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Seismic & traffic vibes measure soil moisture

Credit Valley Conservation has Canada's 1st ICC-compliant smart blue roof & CSA-compliant smart blue roof
July 18, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

CVC Commissions Canada’s First ICC-Compliant Smart Blue Roof

billowing smoke from active wildland fire in Alberta, Canada on 19 May 2023 via Alberta Wildfire X
May 14, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Raising wildfire risk awareness; tech fills Emergency Coordinator shortage

augmented reality image of HyQuant sensor emits radar signal to measure water velocity & level
April 11, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Webinar to explain radar hydrology & invite Q&A

view of U.S. NOAA centralized water data website
April 2, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

New NOAA website centralizes water data & forecasts

launch image: rendering of HyQuant & text,
March 26, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

KISTERS launches HyQuant, compact non-contact water radar sensors at accessible price

photo of bridge-mounted RQ-30 non-contact discharge radar; staff gauge used to confirm water level
January 30, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Non-Contact discharge radar and AI revolutionize flood warning and water management

photo of primary-secondary RQ-30d radar sensors monitoring discharge in sections of the wide river
January 12, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Water flow sensors overcome water measurement hurdles

photo of a female field inspector holding a mobile phone and a laptop in addition to examining the ground and soil
January 3, 2024Water, Weather & Environment

Aquifers recharge faster than past estimates

conceptual image of bioinformatics: digital icons overlay flooded town to monitor water quality contamination
November 13, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Bioinformatics, nexus of water quality & big data ecology

dust on snow reduces water flow to Colorado River via Center for Snow & Avalanche Studies
October 31, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Dust: missing from water supply forecasting models

radar image of Tropic Storm Otis on 24 Oct 2023 with 70 mph winds, on path for Acapulco, Mexico via TWC
October 26, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Hurricane intensification is still unpredictable

La Grande-1 hydropower generating station during a storm; rain in distance via HydroQuebec.com
October 10, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Unfavorable weather reduces Quebec hydropower, revenue

Chesapeake Bay with wastewater treatment plant in foreground via W. Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program
September 27, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Navigating toward a cleaner Chesapeake Bay

female small red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma najas) alight on a green leaf on the surface of water | photo credit Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Ltd.
September 21, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Early warning to freshwater ecosystem threats

screen capture of HEC RAS flood forecasting model via USACE, Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC)
September 12, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Better predict post-fire flooding with HEC models

male & female solar O&M staff inspect solar panels mounted on a track; looking for hail damage
August 23, 2023Energy & Renewables

Record high temperatures set in Texas

NSSL hydrologists test noncontact velocity radar sensor in early flood warning system near Davis, OK via JJ Gourley
August 22, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Water Velocity: Critical to flood warning

sun kink or warped train track / rail track on 5 Aug 2023 via Austin, TX Capital Metro CapMetro
August 18, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Extreme heat disrupting mass transit operations

phosphorus loads spur green algal bloom at beach on Lake Winnipeg, Canada
August 16, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Congeners key to water quality improvements

Red Wing, MN Levee Park flooded 26 Apr 2023; more natural hazards to impact Central States
August 15, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

No hurricanes or rising seas, but natural hazards still impact Midwest

clearcut land & forest near source of Lewis & Clark River in Clatsop County, OR via W. Siegmund
August 8, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Forests mitigate flood risk at watershed scale

watershed zones of erosion & zones of deposition after Cerro Grande Fire in NM via J. Moody USGS
August 2, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Burn scars less water-repellant than thought

after record-setting snowfall winter 2023, Mammoth ski resort open into August | credit Mike Sington
July 30, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

August skiing in Eastern Sierra Mountains

green & gold hills of Pullman, Washington | source: Palouse Conservation District, KISTERS customer
July 10, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Washington Ecology issues state drought advisory

Pickerel Creek wetlands restoration improve stormwater management & control flooding via Ohio DNR
July 5, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Future climate impacts to Lake Erie win NOAA grant

map of Riverside East SEZ (solar energy zone) over Chuckwalla Valley groundwater basin via JJ Quinn
July 3, 2023Water, Weather & Environment

Utility-scale solar farms bloom in California desert

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