Australia faces “mega droughts” that will make “fresh fruit and veg a once-a-year treat” if it does not rapidly ramp up ...

North America and parts of China and Africa among regions set to be hit hardest by extreme wind droughts, find researchers ...

Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to ...

The Drought Hotspots Around the World report identifies the most severely impacted regions from 2023 to 2025. During this ...

The hidden force behind worsening droughts Droughts are usually blamed on a dearth of rain. But scientists have discovered another factor at work: warming air is increasing the atmosphere’s ...

What is the impact of droughts on economic growth? Across much of the world, water deficits are expected to become the new normal. With rising human populations and growing prosperity, water demand is ...

China has entered a critical period for flood control, with preparatory measures underway as the country readies for adverse ...

Flash droughts happen two to three times as often in humid regions such as northwest North America, Europe and southern China as elsewhere, the study found.

A megalithic monument older than Egypt's pyramids and England's Stonehenge recently emerged from the water in Spain as a ...

Drought is back in California. Samuel Sandoval Solis, an associate professor at UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension specialist, is an expert in water resources management who aims to create better ...