Climate Change Driving Koalas to Dehydration
Koalas are at risk of a serious dehydration crisis as a result of climate change, scientists have found.
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UN: 2 Million Somalis Could Die of Starvation Amid Drought
A United Nations emergency relief coordinator says more than 2 million men, women and children could die of starvation in Somalia by summer’s end if international aid is not sent quickly to the drought-stricken African country.
Read moreNorth Korea Says It Is Suffering Worst Drought in Decades
North Korea said Wednesday it is suffering its worst drought in nearly four decades amid reports of severe food shortages.
Read moreFingerprint of Climate Change on Drought Traced to 1900
While scientists have known that rising temperatures and the effects of climate change date back to the very early 20th century, researchers revealed Wednesday the fingerprint of climate change on drought and the long-term effect on global water supplies can be traced to 1900.
Read moreDrought Plan Would Reduce Use of Colorado River Water
President Trump on Tuesday signed a plan to cut back on the use of water from the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the Western United States.
Read moreClimate Change Needs National-Security Response, Experts Tell House
Giving the crisis of climate change political import, national-security experts warned lawmakers Tuesday about how governments become vulnerable to terrorism as drought begets disease and otherwise cripples global economies.
Read moreWater Managers Decry Blind Eye for Shrinking Salton Sea
Residents and officials who packed a yacht club on the north shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California on Tuesday vented their anger about what they perceive as unnecessary delays and obfuscations about the environmental and public health disaster unfolding here.
Read moreSouthern California ‘Super Bloom’ Draws Crowds, Chaos
Over the last few weeks, thousands of wildflower enthusiasts have descended on a small Southern California town to experience the “Super Bloom” of California poppies and other wildflowers brought on by a very wet winter. But the chaos of managing the crowds caused the city to temporarily close access to the hills to the public Sunday.
Read moreCalifornia Drought-Free for First Time in 8 Years
After enduring one of the worst droughts in its recorded history, California is officially out of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Read moreOfficials: Arizona Will Miss US Deadline for Key Water Plan
Arizona won’t have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan finished by the federal government’s deadline to finalize protections for water used by millions across the U.S. West, state water officials said Tuesday.
Read moreSpecial Airlift for Baby Flamingos in Peril in South Africa
A special airlift for thousands of baby flamingos is under way in South Africa as drought has put their breeding ground in peril.
Read moreTipping Point Looms as Climate Change Dries Out Earth
Researchers have found Earth’s ability to trap greenhouse gas emissions is compromised by the increasing frequency and severity of droughts and heatwaves associated with climate change – meaning we’ll likely reach the tipping point sooner rather than later.
Read moreCalifornia Officials Tie Rise in Snow Lines to Climate Change
Water officials must change how they manage California’s elaborate storage and distribution system to address six years of warmer-than-average temperatures, the state climatologist said on Thursday.
Read moreEU Warned to Do More on Desertification
The growing threat of desertification and its effects on European land, especially in the Mediterranean regions, are being poorly monitored and prepared for by the European Commission, according a new audit by an EU watchdog agency.
Read more2018 Another Dry Year for California
As the Golden State moves into 2019, it will close the book on an abnormally dry year with hopes that a few rain storms can stave off the prospect of another drought.
Read moreMore Wild Summer Weather Like 2018 in Earth’s Future
Models used to project future changes in extreme weather behavior may be underestimating the impact of climate change because they are unable to capture a phenomenon that freezes the jet stream – and the extreme weather it brings – in place.
Read moreExperts Say California Still Woefully Unprepared to Weather Drought
An atmospheric phenomenon lingered along the West Coast over a recent four-year stretch, sending winter storms north and preventing precious rain and snow from reaching California. Dubbed the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge,” the high-pressure system made the Golden State bone-dry and moved Gov. Jerry Brown to make an unprecedented order requiring nearly 40 million Californians to slash water use in their homes.
Read moreA Benefit of Drought: Fewer Rattlesnake Bites
It’s a good bet the year after a rainy season someone is going to get bit by a rattlesnake in California, according to a study of 20 years of snakebite data released Thursday.
Read moreGermany Gives Aid to Drought-Hit Farmers After Poor Harvest
The German government said Wednesday it will compensate thousands of farmers whose harvests have suffered as a result of this year’s extreme drought, which many experts have linked to climate change.
Read moreLichens Lost in Wildfires Take Years to Recover, Study Finds
As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, lichen communities found in conifer forests aren’t returning even years after flames have been extinguished, new research shows.
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