Climate and environment updates: Global energy demand skyrocketed in 2024: Report
The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...
Earth's storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it's especially bad for farming
New research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that's being stored around the world in ...
From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier ...
Earth losing freshwater and may have hit irreversible tipping point due to climate change
Soil moisture has declined more than 2,600 gigatonnes since 2000, making a greater contribution to sea level rise than ...
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Iraq’s Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
Globally, the climate crisis is also a human rights crisis. Dealing with environmental degradation and the climate crisis in ...
It’s been a warm winter, and California’s snowpack shows it
California’s snowpack is now 85% of average, with more snow in the northern Sierra and less in the south. Amid warming winters, the state is seeing less snow at lower elevations.
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From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
That led to heavy vegetation growth that provided fuel for the devastating January wildfires in Los Angeles after drought returned. But how can global warming cause both drier and wetter extremes?
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From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
FILE - People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) ...