Wildfires and drought cause national forest closures in New Mexico and Colorado
Blazes in Colorado closed the 1.8-million-acre San Juan National Forest this week. The 416 Fire is burning on 25,900...
Some of the oldest and largest baobab trees are dying
A new survey of baobab trees throughout southern Africa has shown that most of the two dozen largest and oldest...
The US just experienced its hottest May on record
It's a familiar theme: each year, it seems, is the hottest year on record. The most recent climate change milestone...
California’s wild extremes of flooding and drought will only get worse as the planet warms
Between 2011 and 2017, California suffered through one of the worst droughts in its history. After the drought...
“We are not prepared” for climate change—scientists issue bleak warning
Researchers have determined that countries around the world are failing to fulfill their greenhouse gas reduction...
Venice’s canals go dry following weeks without rain
Venice has historically had a problem with too much water inundating its canals, but thanks to a combination of...
Cape Town’s water pipes could run dry by April
Cape Town in South Africa is battling its worst drought in a century - and the city's water supply is in trouble....
Out of control wildfires force thousands to flee their homes in Southern California
Relentless wildfires in Southern California have forced thousands of people to evacuate and threaten over 12,000...
The world’s mightiest river is dying
The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental...
Study reveals where climate change is most likely to induce food violence
Much has been written about how rising temperatures will affect climate and sea levels, but global warming is expected...
This man spent 36 years carving through mountains to bring water to his village
In 1959, the small village of Caowangba in China’s Guizhou Province had a problem – a drought had dried up...
California governor marks official end of state’s historic drought
A wet winter that filled reservoirs with rainwater and blanketed the Sierra Nevadas with heavy snow has officially...
Dead Sea salt reveals drought on a scale never recorded – and it could happen again
Thick layers of Dead Sea salt found 1,000 feet below the sea bed holds clues to our planet's past - and a warning....
Scientists warn Amazon jungle faces “death spiral”
A new study reveals that the Amazon rainforest may face a “death spiral” of deforestation and drought over...
Only 9% of California is still in drought as Sierra Nevada snowpack hits 185%
A year ago 95 percent of California was in a drought. Today, just 9 percent of the state is still experiencing...
Mexico City is sinking – and it’s going to cause some real problems
Mexico City, a scant mile and a half above sea level, is sinking. It's a turn of events that shouldn't surprise...
Cape Town has just 100 days of water left
Cape Town, South Africa has been struck by severe drought - and now residents have just 100 days of water left....
Global temperatures hit record high for the third year in a row
On Wednesday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists marked a disturbing new milestone in Earth’s...
California storms could herald the end of punishing historic drought
Californians may finally receive some relief from the drought they've grappled with for five brutal years. Recent...
Solar-powered Farm From a Box is a compact farm kit that feeds 150 people
Two acres of land is enough to farm a sustainable food supply for as many as 150 people, and now a San Francisco...
Climate change could cause “humanitarian crisis of epic proportions,” say military leaders
Military experts predict millions more people will be displaced from their homes as a result of climate change,...
70% of Bolivian residents lack sufficient water amid worst drought in 25 years
The Bolivian government recently declared a state of emergency in response to the worst drought the country has...
More than 100 million California trees dead due to drought
Drought-stricken California is now facing another dire problem: dying trees. The U.S. Forest Service just reported...
Drought turns China’s largest freshwater lake into a sprawling grassland
Many people are not aware that China has a freshwater lake that spans 1,737 square miles. Scratch that, China had...
Record-breaking CO2 levels mark a “new era” in the world’s climate
Environmentalists around the world winced when global CO2 levels surged past 400 parts per million for the first...
Wind-powered Water Seer pulls 11 gallons of clean drinking water from thin air
A new device that relies on simple condensation to collect clean water from the atmosphere promises to provide...
NASA warns of a 99% chance the US southwest will suffer a decades-long megadrought
Scientists are predicting a devastating megadrought to hit the southwestern US states, which will be far worse...
California strengthens greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
California is on the front lines of climate change with trees dying and wildfires raging on drought-parched land....
Solar-powered Ring Garden marries desalination and agriculture for drought-stricken California
With roughly 80 percent of California's already-scarce water supply going to agriculture, it's crucial for the...
16-year-old South African girl invents drought-fighting super material from orange peels
In the midst of South Africa’s worst drought in recorded history, one Johannesburg schoolgirl has created a super...