A new study reveals how mesoscale ocean eddies act as powerful transporters of energy-rich nutrients from coastal upwelling zones to the open ocean. These swirling currents play a key role in marine food webs and could be significantly affected by climate change.

Hydrologist Günter Blöschl has been awarded the 2025 Stockholm Water Prize for his pioneering work in flood risk reduction and water resource management. As a founder of regional process hydrology and co-founder of sociohydrology, his research has reshaped global understanding of floods in a changing climate. The Prize Committee hailed him as the world’s leading flood hydrologist. The award will be presented by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during World Water Week in August.

El Paso is running out of water – and doing something bold about it. The city is building the country’s first facility to turn wastewater directly into drinking water.It’s a high-tech response to a hotter, drier future.