Some plants had effectively paused during the heat and are now responding to wetter weather with fresh growth.
Grist reports that in a drier world, some waterborne diseases like cholera and dengue thrive, highlighting the "drought-disease paradox" amid climate changes.
It’s been more than a year since all of New Hampshire was completely drought-free, and despite some spring and summer rain, drought has returned to a central swath of the state as fall approaches. Meanwhile, in some parts of the southeast and Seacoast, it never went away. That’s despite last winter’s snowfall totals, which were […]
This past July was slightly cooler than Julys in recent years in New Hampshire, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad…
Locals have mixed feelings about the fake flowers.
Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.
Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.
A fifth heatwave is underway in the UK, risking crops, wildlife and the supply chain.
Tropical forests store enormous amounts of carbon and harbor most of the world's terrestrial biodiversity.
"Climate change isn't simply making Earth warmer or drier. It is making droughts more variable and less predictable."