Multi-year droughts have become more common over the last 40 years, new research suggested. Climate models have long predicted that changing weather patterns driven by global warming will increase the ...

WAVERLY, Minn. — As tough as this stretch of weather has been, Minnesotans know it's been needed. At least two inches of rain and melted snow has fallen. Most of the state is experiencing a moderate ...

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term ...

'Flash droughts' have become more frequent due to human-caused climate change and this trend is predicted to accelerate in a warmer future, according to new research. 'Flash droughts' have become more ...

Climate change is driving an increase in flash droughts, or intense, rapid-onset periods of dryness, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Researchers, led by Xing Yuan of ...

Large-scale climate patterns that can impact weather across thousands of kilometers may have a hand in synchronizing multicontinental droughts and stoking wildfires around the world, two new studies ...

Rapid-onset drought conditions are increasingly occurring around the world due to climate change. The risks of these "flash droughts" are skyrocketing, fueled by carbon emissions, according to a paper ...

Fast-forming droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change, a new study finds. These “flash droughts” are replacing more typical, slower ...

Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of people, ...

Brianna earned the nickname “Nature Girl” at age 13 because she was always stopping to check out plants, animals, and cool rocks. She paired her love for crafting stories with her science degrees to ...