Scientists have uncovered a connection between temperature gradients in the Pacific Ocean and deadly but predictable consecutive dry spells in East Africa.
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A Not-So-Hoppy Future for Beer Drinkers?
New research examining the impact of climate change on hops production has brewed up a storm.
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River Recovery from Drought Can Take Years
Climate change has created increasingly volatile weather and a drier atmosphere, making it harder for rivers to recuperate after a drought.
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Drought Leads to More Fossil Fuel Emissions
Hydropower lost in one area is often replaced by fossil fuel power produced elsewhere—and renewable energy sources may struggle to meet electricity demands caused by more frequent dry spells.
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Agriculture 3.0: Preparing for a Drier Future in the Colorado River Basin
Years of drought and climate change are causing water resources to dwindle in the Colorado River Basin. But farmers and scientists are collaborating to learn how to grow crops with less water.
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Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact
The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now there’s an opportunity to get things right.
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Flash Droughts Are Getting Flashier
Warming temperatures and less rain are causing flash droughts to develop more quickly and strike more often.
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Short-Lived Solutions for Tall Trees in Chile’s Megadrought
Some southern beeches in the Andes have plumbed deeper for moisture as the surface has dried up. But doing so may deplete resources and undermine the trees’ future health.
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Tree Rings Hint at the Fall of the Hittite Empire
The Bronze Age civilization adapted to changes in climate but suffered during a prolonged crisis.
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GPS Observations Sense Groundwater Change in Australia
By exploiting the fact that changes in groundwater cause deformations of the Earth’s surface, GPS receivers are used to detect groundwater changes related to extreme events and to seasonal oscillations.