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Feb 14, 2022 · ALBUQUERQUE — The megadrought in the American Southwest has become so severe that it’s now the driest two decades in the region in at least 1,200 years, scientists said Monday, and climate change...
Aug 12, 2022 · Climate change is contributing to more droughts and water shortages on continents around the world. Northern Italy is facing its worst drought in 70 years, and more than 43% of US states are currently experiencing droughts. A new UN report says drought frequency and duration has increased by nearly a third since 2000.
Drought is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water shortage. Drought can have a serious impact on health, agriculture, economies, energy and the environment.
A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions. [1] : 1157 A drought can last for days, months or years. Drought often has large impacts on the ecosystems and agriculture of affected regions, and causes harm to the local economy.
Jun 16, 2021 · You may have heard: Drought is gripping the American West, again, and it’s looking bad. To help readers understand just how dire conditions have become, we published a series of maps and charts...
May 7, 2021 · Folsom Lake’s situation is emblematic of the deepening drought across the western United States. As of May 6, 67 percent of the region was in a state of “severe” drought or worse; a stunning ...
May 12, 2022 · Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to...
2 days ago · July 24, 2024 Updated 9:07 a.m. ET. As tourists savored icy granitas under hibiscus trees and swam in the cool Mediterranean Sea, in the farmlands of southern Sicily, among hillsides so scorched ...
The drought we made: Humans are responsible for all global heating over the past 200 years leading to a current temperature rise of 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels. This has led to more frequent and hazardous weather events including drought (IPCC, 2023).
4 days ago · By Vibhu Mishra. 23 July 2024 Humanitarian Aid. UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in the country stricken by drought that has decimated harvests and sent hunger levels soaring. In March, the Government declared a state of emergency in 23 of the southeast African nation’s 28 ...
