The historic drought gripping Georgia has put overlooked Dade County squarely in the spotlight. And the state's efforts to tap into the nearby Tennessee River could give the county of 16,000 a new ...
An 11th-century ruin in a dusty reservoir has become one of the most striking images of Spain's record drought, which already has forced Barcelona to ship in drinking water for the summer.
A group of researchers at the University of South Carolina has developed a web-based drought monitoring tool that calculates drought and displays data visually. Funded by a NOAA grant, the tool, ...
New research suggests that several years of drought may have added a minute or two to the eruption cycle of Old Faithful geyser. The geyser used to erupt about every 61 minutes. That cycle lengthened ...
A researcher has developed mathematical models that could save Australia billions of dollars by predicting when, where and for how long droughts are expected to occur.
The first drought-tolerant maize varieties developed by the Asian Maize Network, established to tackle poor harvests, are showing promise.
... in North America and U.S. territories. Among the major findings reported in this assessment are that droughts, heavy downpours, excessive heat, and intense hurricanes are likely to become more ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Extreme floods and droughts brought on by climate change can turn normally harmless infections into significant threats, international researchers said on Tuesday.
... to different environmental conditions such as different soils, temperature, altitude, and drought. Preservation of these varieties and knowledge of their genetic and adaptive histories are of ...
A report has found that droughts may soon occur twice as often and will be more widespread, putting further pressure on Australia's agriculture industry.
Up to a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues, a report on the state of the nation's largest river system revealed Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The United States Geological Survey says drought conditions in Western North Carolina are even worse than they were last year.
Perhaps the drought has been a blessing in disguise for Australians, by making us face up to the problems that have been developing in our environment for decades. Or are we still missing the big ...
... evidence of these so-called "Bond events" and have studied their possible impact on droughts and precipitation. But studies to date have been hampered by incomplete, less detailed records, Springer ...
... . The new study confirms that during periods when Earth received less solar radiation, the Atlantic Ocean cooled, icebergs increased and precipitation fell, creating a series of century-long droughts.
