Across Texas, temperatures averaged 5 to 9 degrees above normal last month, making it the warmest December in more than 130 years, and potentially the warmest winter.
Flooding is a global problem but a new map of freshwater hydrography could be so precise that scientists can use it to help prevent future floods around the world.
Studies show that there will be 2.4 billion more people in cities by 2050, having serious implications for wildlife, carbon dioxide emissions and climate change.
Freshwater contributes a sizeable amount of greenhouse gases to our environment.
