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Tackling Challenges of a Drier, Hotter, More Fire-Prone Future

by Rong Fu, A. Hoell, J. Mankin, A. Sheffield and I. Simpson 1 April 202123 February 2023

Research is increasingly showing how drought, heat, and wildfire influence each other. Ongoing collaborations provide templates for how best to study these phenomena and plan for their future impacts.

A blue reservoir lake surrounded by yellow hills with spotty dark green tree coverage flows into a hydroelectric dam.
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Adaptation Can Compound Climate Change Impacts on Energy and Water

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 February 20212 September 2022

Researchers have created a framework to trace the impacts of climate change and adaptation across energy and water systems in California.

Close-up of cracked earth and sparse grasses
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Simultaneous Drought and Heat Wave Events Are Becoming More Common

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 2 February 20212 September 2022

As the world heats up, the number and duration of combined stress events are increasing, causing harmful environmental and human impacts.

View of Long Valley Caldera in California with snow-covered mountains in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Heavy Rain and Drought Influence California Crustal Strain

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 27 January 20216 October 2021

New research using continuous GPS data reveals how multiyear precipitation patterns can amplify the effects of hydrological loading on crustal deformation.

Green shoots rise from dry, cracked soil.
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Climate Change Uproots Global Agriculture

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 January 202130 September 2022

Climate change is shifting where ideal growing conditions exist and is leaving farmers behind. How can we secure our future food supply and support the people who grow it?

Trail in a dry forest on Saint Lucia
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Empeora la Crisis Hídrica en el Caribe Oriental

by Sarah Peter 5 January 202110 November 2021

Científicos, políticos y pobladores temen que la actual escasez de agua y los largos períodos de sequía puedan empeorar a medida que cambie el clima y que el Acuerdo de París se haya quedado corto.

A metal gate across a rural road during a dust storm in a dry landscape
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Long-Term Drought Harms Mental Health in Rural Communities

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 December 20203 November 2021

In rural and remote communities in Australia, psychological distress worsened during the first few years of a prolonged drought. Other signs of poor mental health persisted beyond that time.

Dam gates over nearly dry land
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Coastal Brazil Is Likely to Face More Heat Waves and Droughts

by Meghie Rodrigues 11 December 20206 September 2022

In 2014, São Paulo experienced its greatest water crisis ever, caused by an intense drought. New research indicates that it is likely to happen again and be even more severe.

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How to Hedge the Risk of Reduced Snowpack for Hydropower

by Jim Hall 11 December 20209 February 2023

A new index insurance contract – a financial product innovation seeking to cope with climatic variability – could help hydropower operators to manage climate risks.

Aerial view of the Green Mountain Reservoir and Heeney, Colo., in 2017
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Different Models, Different Answers in Water Resource Planning

by Terri Cook 19 November 202024 February 2023

The experimental design used in climate vulnerability assessments can strongly influence the assessments’ findings and skew decisions about which factors are most important for informing adaptation.

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