Global warming has pushed the global water cycle into new climate extremes, including massive floods, tropical cyclones, flash floods and prolonged droughts, according to the latest edition of the ...

Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world and in Australia. In the past few days, ...

Floods and droughts across the globe are moving in sync, and a powerful Pacific climate cycle is pulling the strings.

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

Water scarcity might seem like a distant problem in a world where three-quarters of the planet's surface is water. Yet this precious resource increasingly finds itself at the center of humanity's most ...

Research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO 2-rich climate can dramatically alter how grasslands use and move water. The study provides the ...

A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth's plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a ...

While weather extremes such as flooding and wildfires are frequently identified as visible consequences of climate change, ...

Associated Press — Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the ...