US Drought: Sinking of California's Farming Capital Corcoran Impact Town's Agribusinesses and Farming Industry

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 08.09.2021 01:05 AM

The sinking of Californian town Corcoran greatly affects the farming industry and agribusinesses due to one of the most devastating effects of climate change.

Thousands of Dead Baby Flamingos Settle Down in Turkish Lake Bottom Due to Devastating Drought

07.21.2021 07:30 AM

A drought has been lingering in Turkey for the past two weeks, killing thousands of baby flamingos that live in the country's second-largest lake called Lake Tuz.

Catastrophic Drought Could Be the Next Pandemic Due to Human-Induced Climate Change

06.19.2021 01:53 AM

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction published a recent report regarding the current causes and effects of drought, and the threat of it becoming the next 'pandemic.'

Drought-Stricken Namibia Auctions 170 Wild Elephants

12.03.2020 18:00 PM

Namibia has put 170 wild elephants up for sale due to the high number of human-elephant conflicts and the increasing drought in the country.

Authorities Explain How Climate Change is Causing Drought and Colder Winters

10.16.2020 00:17 AM

Climate change has been responsible for water-related events such as tropical storms, heaving rains, snowfall, flooding, and even drought. The NOAA recently announced their forecast for America's winter: colder temperatures in the north and a drier season in the south.

A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland

08.22.2020 15:00 PM

The UN population forecast predicts that by 2050 there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet. They’ll live mostly in cities and have an older median age than the current global population. One looming question is, what will they eat?

Simulation Shows Daffodils and Other Spring Flowers Are Causing Severe Droughts in Europe

06.11.2020 11:48 AM

Scientists believe springtime vegetation growth could provide an early warning ahead of a drought season, which is likely to happen this year as NOAA estimates 2020 will be the hottest year ever.

NASA Shared Image of Unexpected Superbloom of Orange Poppies In Southern California As Seen From Space

05.07.2020 05:45 AM

IN PHOTOS: Despite the significant drought this year, a "Miracle March" brought life to the fiery orange poppies across the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve landscape.

Megadrought is Coming: How Climate Change Will Give North America the Worst Drought in Centuries

04.17.2020 04:20 AM

Scientists say climate change is inexplicably linked to an upcoming drought, the worst North America has had in almost five centuries. Unless it does something about it now.

Soil’s Water Absorption May Be Compromised Due To Climate Change

09.13.2019 08:47 AM

Weather, the ecosystem, oceans and coasts all show the impact of climate change on them, and now it looks like the soil is also showing how these changes affect it.

World Water Shortage Causes Extreme Water Stress

08.09.2019 05:32 AM

Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is suffering from water crisis and it is making the lives of people even more difficult.

Pacific Ocean May Be Causing Long-Term Droughts in the US

08.08.2019 08:25 AM

There’s only cracked mud along the shorelines of the Great Salt Lake, just a little outside Salt-Lake City.

US Exodus: How Climate Changed Sparked Migration

08.01.2019 10:27 AM

Drought and Famine has ignited the desire of Guatemalan families to choose migration over starvation.

Heat Will Drive Lower Crop Yields, Not Drought

06.03.2019 13:24 PM

Researchers forecasted the enormous losses for maize and spring wheat, but more resilient crops such as sorghum, which is half as sensitive to high temperature as maize, will experience less damage

Tree Rings, Droughts and Climate Change

05.30.2019 09:12 AM

Tree rings no longer just speak of the years the tree has lived, they can also be used to tell how long climate change has been causing droughts.

Some High-Demand Crops are Causing Droughts

04.08.2019 08:00 AM

Consumers might not be aware that their favorite crops are causing drought for some parts of the world.

Obtaining Water From Thin Air

03.20.2019 09:28 AM

Everything from Nothing Did you know that palatable water can be collected from thin air? No, it's not magic, it's science! Everyday, people all over the world search for new ways to maximize renewable resources, and pulling water from seemingly nothing is one of the groundbreaking methods we have come up with.

California Is Drought-Free Finally

03.19.2019 09:19 AM

California has just benefitted from the cold wet winter that replenished reservoirs. CALIFORNIA -- US state has been declared drought-free for the first time in more than seven years.

California Extreme Flooding and Drought Gets Worse

03.07.2019 08:20 AM

This is bad news and it only gets worst as global warming worsens. After suffering for months of the harshest winter recorded in the Golden State's history, most news centers in California are reporting that it is receiving greater than normal amounts of precipitation in the last few days that it has in 40 years.

The European States Experienced Sizzling Summer As Severe Heat Destroyed Crops Of Southeastern & Central Parts

08.11.2017 09:13 AM

Sizzling summer has engulfed several European countries as extreme heat destroyed crops of the southeastern and central parts of the continent.

Tortoises Died In California While Attempting To Reproduce In The Harsh Situations

05.18.2017 03:27 AM

Researchers have recently unveiled that a number of tortoises in the Joshua Tree National Park in California, died during an attempt to reproduce despite having the harsh situations.