Following historic drought in 2021, reservoir levels dropped down in the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, which gets its waters from the melting snowpack from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.
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Unprecedented droughts leave the subsurface drier than usual, affecting water supply in subsequent years.
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Indigenous engineering and care for Country points to a better way to manage the Baaka.
Motorcycle taxis queue for fuel in Nairobi in April amid shortages.
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With Uhuru Kenyatta leaving office to make way for a new leader, it was always going to be an eventful year for Kenya.
A barge maneuvers its way down the drought-narrowed Mississippi River at Tiptonville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2022.
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Record low water levels on the Mississippi and other major rivers, as seen in 2022, could become more common, threatening transportation of many key goods and raising prices.
Zawadi Msafiri is seen in a withered maize crop field in Kilifi County, Kenya. The drought situation started in 2021.
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The ravages of climate change and hunger do not occur in isolation, but are part of the system we have built.
A herder grazes cattle alongside wildlife in Samburu, Kenya.
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Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Firefighters battling to extinguish a wildfire.
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Atmospheric dust storms often follow wildfires and have serious impacts on human health and ecology.
UK weather can often be on the damp side.
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On average, Sydney and Rome get more rain than London each year.
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The findings have big implications for how Australians prepare for extreme weather events.
The carcass of a Grévy’s zebra, an endangered species which exists only in the northern part of Kenya, where drought is ongoing.
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Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
Activists demand compensation from rich countries at the COP27 climate conference.
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The lack of a clear formula to distinguish between donors’ adaptation and mitigation funds is hurting Africa’s climate response.
As of June 20, 2023, 64% of the U.S. corn crop faced moderate or more intense drought.
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Flash droughts can develop within a few weeks, causing water shortages, damaging crops and worsening fire risks.
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Natural disasters associated with climate change put people at risk of injury and death, and alter the prevalence and distribution of illnesses and infectious diseases.
Hundreds of freshwater basins across the world, including the dried-up Santa Olalla permanent freshwater lagoon, in Spain’s Doñana National Park, are the most likely to experience social and ecological impacts due to freshwater use.
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While we know how global changes in freshwater pose risks to humans and ecosystems, we know less about how people and ecosystems will respond to these global freshwater challenges.
A small rain tank could supply 15% of a household’s total annual water consumption on average across the UK.
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Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
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High intensity rain has actually increased, which is topping up underground water stores.
A woman at a camp for those displaced by drought in Baidoa, Somalia, in September 2022.
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States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
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Climate change shouldn’t be used as a “get out-of jail free” card to excuse bad decision-making and poor planning decisions.
As climate change accelerates, Farmers’ vulnerability to drought will depend on his choice of varieties and cropping practices.
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As droughts intensify, how can we increase crop production in a sustainable way? This is a multidimensional scientific and societal challenge to ensure future food security.
A flooded farm from the Loddon river in Serpentine, Victoria.
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Farmers face a multitude of challenges in future. Crops and livestock are not only on the line, but also the mental health of rural communities.