Drought

 Drought




California records driest year in a century

Q&A: La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry West

Declining rainfall threatens unique stream species in Western Australia

Extreme drought in Brazil triggers fatal sand storms

Record-breaking Texas drought more severe than previously thought

Scientists sound the alarm over drought in East Africa

Critical groundwater supplies may never recover from drought

Climate change warning from collapsed ancient cities

Study: Increased heat-drought combinations could damage crops globally

NASA drought research shows value of climate mitigation, adaptation

Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe

After this desert city faced dry taps, California rushed through emergency water funding

Prized trout streams shrink as heat, drought grip US West

Drought squeezes Brazil's electricity supply

California moves slowly on water projects amid drought

'Desert': drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria

A 1,000-year drought is hitting the West: Could desalination be a solution?

Drought and climate change shift tree disease in Sierra Nevada

Mountains of data: An unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water

Interaction between climatic factors and timescale affect assessment of extreme drought in China

Shrubs are most vulnerable to extreme drought in savannas

Southern California officials declare water supply alert

Ecosystem responses of grassland to drought

Colorado basin drought sparks water limits at huge US reservoir

Climate change hits sushi supply chain amid California water war

California's dry season is turning into a permanent state of being

Study: Drought is rising in Europe

Wildfire smoke may lead to less rain in the western US

Parched Mendocino, California, implores guests to save water

Severe drought devastates Washington state's wheat crop

Paleoclimatologist weighs in on 'hot drought' as a lead author on IPCC climate report

Historic drought threatens California farms supplying much US food

A drought-hit California town finds itself sinking into the ground

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern

Mediterranean faces fiercer heatwaves, drought, fires: UN draft report

Drought hits South America river, threatening vast ecosystem

In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees

Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather

The pulse of the Dead Sea

Extreme drought pushes portion of Utah's Great Salt Lake to lowest levels

Thousands of Central Valley farmers may lose access to surface water amid worsening drought

Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado's subalpine forests

Land repair vital for survival: Successful dryland restoration to benefit two billion people

Drought forces North American farmers to turn food crops to hay

Idaho drought surprises experts, results in watering cutbacks for farmers, residents

The current drought is worldwide. Here's how different places are fighting it

Epicentre of major Amazon droughts and fires saw 2.5 billion trees and vines killed

Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries out

Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

Water crisis reaches boiling point on Oregon-California line

Low-flow research on Colorado River sheds light on eventual new normal for Grand Canyon

Research connects air pollution to worst Taiwanese drought in nearly 60 years

Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere is stunted by water constraints in warming climate

Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers

Drought affects aspen survival decades later, new study finds

Where did Sierra snow go this spring? Not into California rivers and water supplies

Greater Yellowstone area expected to become warmer, drier

Climate change is driving plant die-offs in Southern California, study finds

Unchecked climate change will cause severe drying of the Amazon forest

Global peatland dry-out could release 860 million tons of carbon dioxide per year

40% of EU agricultural imports will be 'highly vulnerable' to drought by 2050

Anthropogenic forcing increases drought risks in Southeast Asia

How is the Western U.S. drought impacting the power grid?

Scottish rivers could face three times as many droughts

Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy

Ivory Coast prays for rain to ease energy crunch

He has celebrated deserts all his life. Now he's sounding the alarm

Intensified droughts will affect nitrogen emissions in rainfed agriculture

New research shows effects of 'flash droughts' in Australia

Water crisis 'couldn't be worse' on Oregon-California border

Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal

Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020

As drought intensifies, California seeing more wildfires

Greenhouse gases and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts

We found a secret history of megadroughts written in tree rings. The wheatbelt's future may be drier than we thought

Victoria's watch catchments may not recover from drought, study finds

70% of California is officially in a drought. Here are some household tips for saving water

California expands drought emergency to large swath of state

Unprecedented combination of weather and drought conditions fueled Oregon's September wildfires

A better way to understand drought

In Peru, pre-Columbian canals offer hope against drought

Using floodwaters to weather droughts

Taiwan's worst drought in decades deepens chip shortage jitters

Scores of tule elk died at Point Reyes seashore in 2020. Are their days numbered?

Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border

Tree hydraulics and water relations: Why trees die as a result of drought

Study: Drought-breaking rains more rare, erratic in US West

Drought is back. But Southern California faces less pain than Northern California

Western rivers face pinch as another dry year takes shape

'Animal-stress' signal improves plant drought resilience

Droughts in Germany could become more extreme, according to historic megadrought data

Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US

European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two millennia

Severe winter drought in Nepal precisely predicted by model

Study uncovers how big droughts in the Greater Mekong trigger carbon dioxide emission bursts

Sierra snowpack at 61% as new drought looms for California this summer

Oaks adapt drought resistance to local conditions

Short-term climate modeling forecasts drought for Southeast US

Increasing forest diversity insufficient in the face of extreme drought events

Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii

A steady DRIP with NASA satellites

Late rainy season reliably predicts drought in regions prone to food insecurity

Forests go into growth 'overdrive' to recover from drought

Omanis revive memory of village swallowed by desert

New climate change study: Number of people suffering extreme droughts will double

Research confirms increase in river flooding and droughts in U.S., Canada

Drought of the century in the Middle Ages—with parallels to climate change today?

Southern Hemisphere westerly winds likely to intensify as climate warms

Central Europe: Dry Aprils pave the way for summer droughts

California appears to be in for a dry, warm winter

In a warming world, Cape Town's 'Day Zero' drought won't be an anomaly

Droughts are threatening global wetlands
Much of U.S. Southwest left parched after monsoon season
Redefining drought in the U.S. Corn Belt
The cost of drought in Italy
Southern hemisphere could see up to 30% less rain at end of the century
New research provides solution for the 'Dust Bowl paradox'
Yes, it's been raining a lot, but that doesn't mean Australia's drought has broken
Research links Southeast Asia megadrought to drying in Africa
Predicting drought in the American West just got more difficult
Climate change to bring longer droughts in Europe: study
Engineers evaluate snow drought around the world
Increases in greenhouse gas, particulate pollution emissions drive regional drying around the globe
How a historic drought led to higher power costs and emissions
Warm springs bring early, rapid plant growth, and severe droughts
Latest climate models show more intense droughts to come
But it's a dry heat: Climate change and the aridification of North America
2000-2010 drought in Upper Missouri River Basin driest in 1,200 years
Germany hopes for rain to avoid 3rd straight summer drought
With shrinking snowpack, drought predictability melting away
Climate-driven megadrought is emerging in western US, study says
Precipitation will be essential for plants to counteract global warming
Chile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis
Flash droughts present challenge for warning system
California is abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter
Floods fail to end Australia's years-long drought
Australian animals under extreme stress in drought, bushfires
Mountain vegetation dries out Alpine water fluxes
Climate hazard scientists connect 2018's Four Corners drought directly to human-caused climate change
Edible caterpillars become rare in drought-hit Botswana
Five years of thirst: S.Africa's Eastern Cape battles brutal drought
Megadroughts fueled Peruvian cloud forest activity, researchers find
Drought impact study shows new issues for plants and carbon dioxide
Drought-hit Zimbabwe to transfer thousands of animals
Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger
Human activities are drying out the Amazon: NASA study
The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear
Drought causes more than 100 elephant deaths in Botswana
Breakthrough research leads to new product that forecasts long-term drought
'Flash drought' worsening across 14 Southern US states
Southern drought deepens; 11 million affected
Climate change could cause drought in wheat-growing areas: study
Bats starving to death in Australia drought
'Day Zero' looms in Australian Outback as climate change bites
Sudden warming over Antarctica to prolong Australia drought
New feedback phenomenon found to drive increasing drought and aridity
Farmers and animals struggle in drought-hit Botswana
The Australian winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry
Worst drought in decades hits Chile capital and outskirts
Drought spells changes for soil microbes
Mapping the effects of drought on vulnerable populations
How the Pacific Ocean influences long-term drought in the Southwestern US
Climate change could revive medieval megadroughts in US Southwest
Megadrought caused mega biodiversity loss
European farms, wildlife parched in post-heatwave drought
Warming climate intensifies summer drought in parts of U.S., study finds
Semi-arid land in China has expanded in recent decades and probably will continue to expand
Lithuania declares emergency as drought hits farmers
Trees' water-use strategies can intensify droughts
Dry lakebeds and fights for water as drought grips India's Chennai
Asia's glaciers provide buffer against drought
Thinning forests, prescribed fire before drought reduced tree loss
North Korea seeing worst drought in a century: state media
New research finds unprecedented weakening of Asian summer monsoon
Scientists see fingerprint of warming climate on droughts going back to 1900
Drought: A wide-angle picture
Protecting small farms in Mozambique from drought
How severe drought influences ozone pollution
California 'browning' more in the south during droughts
New study shows arctic warming contributes to drought
Droughts could hit aging power plants hard
US official declares drought plan done for Colorado River
Western droughts caused permanent loss to major California groundwater source
Plan to combat drought in West hinges on California, Arizona
How does the Amazon rain forest cope with drought?
How drought affects freshwater fish
More extreme and more frequent - Drought and aridity in the 21st century
As climate heats up, rising rainfall averages hide crop-killing droughts
Termites mitigate effects of drought in tropical rainforests
Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up
Climate change has made western megadrought 38 percent more severe
'Worst drought I have seen' - Afghan farmers forced to flee
Receding Malawi lake lays bare cost of climate change
El Nino could bring drought relief to southwestern US
Water woes as drought leaves Germany's Rhine shallow
Climate changes require better adaptation to drought
Drought losses in China will soar with continuing global warming, study says
Climate change kills Antarctica's ancient moss beds
Drought affected about 90% of German territory in 2018
Drought increases CO2 concentration in the air
Australia ramps up aid to farmers as drought bites
Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan hit by worst drought in decades
Despair as crippling drought hammers Australian farmers
5-year drought raises questions over Israel's water strategy
Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse
Climate change-driven droughts are getting hotter, study finds
Record drought grips Germany's breadbasket
Drought forces emergency measures for US West's wild horses
Video - Denmark scorched
Using 'shade balls' in reservoirs may use up more water than they save


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