Multi-year droughts have become more common over the last 40 years, new research suggested. Climate models have long predicted that changing weather patterns driven by global warming will increase the ...

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term ...

At grassland sites worldwide, including the Midwest and Great Plains, scientists simulated extreme drought conditions. The study provides a far-reaching and systematic look at the effects of drought ...

WAVERLY, Minn. — As tough as this stretch of weather has been, Minnesotans know it's been needed. At least two inches of rain and melted snow has fallen. Most of the state is experiencing a moderate ...

'Flash droughts' have become more frequent due to human-caused climate change and this trend is predicted to accelerate in a warmer future, according to new research. 'Flash droughts' have become more ...

In a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, a team of researchers conducted a comprehensive analysis of historical changes in the frequency and spatial extent of hot droughts at multiple ...

Climate change is driving an increase in flash droughts, or intense, rapid-onset periods of dryness, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Researchers, led by Xing Yuan of ...

Large-scale climate patterns that can impact weather across thousands of kilometers may have a hand in synchronizing multicontinental droughts and stoking wildfires around the world, two new studies ...

Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of people, ...