Experts Say California to Be Drought-Free Through 2025 Following Winter Storms March 5, 2024 AccuWeather meteorologists say California will be free of widespread drought through the end of 2025 on the heels of a...
Climate Change Drives Amazon Rainforest’s Record Drought: Study January 26, 2024 By Jake Spring Climate change is the main culprit for a record drought in the Amazon rainforest that has drained rivers, killed endangered...
Study: Manmade Warming Increasing Drought in Western U.S. January 26, 2024 By Don Jergler Manmade warming has increased the prevalence and severity of concurrent drought and heat events, also termed hot droughts, across Western...
Drought-Prone California Oks New Rules for Turning Wastewater into Drinking Water December 21, 2023 By Adam Beam When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places – the ice...
Climate Change, El Niño Bring T-Shirt Weather in December for Northern Hemisphere December 8, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan It’s the cusp of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but in many places from the US to Japan, it feels...
Study: Louisiana’s Agriculture and Forestry Sectors Suffer $1.69B in Damages Due to Heat and Drought December 5, 2023 Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry sectors experienced approximately $1.69 billion in damages in 2023 due to excessive heat and drought, according...
California Cities and Farms to Get 10% of Requested State Water Supplies When 2024 Starts December 5, 2023 California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start...
UN Report Warns of ‘Silent’ Threat of Drought as Planet Warms December 1, 2023 By Sana Pashankar While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over...
Rhine River’s Low Water Levels Provide ‘Further Evidence’ of Climate Change October 20, 2023 By William Wilkes and Jack Wittels The cost of shipping fuel along the Rhine river has surged as low water levels curb barges’ carrying capacity following...
Drought and Low Mississippi River Levels Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers’ Crop Transportation September 18, 2023 By Scott McFetridge DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that...