As climate change continues to impact the world, some of Earth's largest rivers are at risk. Scientists are warning about ...

About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026, yet at the same time the country has been seeing more intense downpours. It might seem contradictory, but both are ...

A powerful El Niño in 1997 killed at least 30,000 people and caused an estimated $100 billion in damage worldwide ...

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 ...

"Megadroughts are persistent, multi-year drought events that stand out as especially extreme in terms of severity, duration, or spatial extent when compared to other droughts of the last two thousand ...

According to two recently published studies led by scientists from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off ...

More than 13,000 droughts spanning years have overwhelmed our planet across nearly four decades. These severe droughts are becoming hotter, longer and more devastating as our planet’s global ...

AI data centers are rapidly expanding in water-stressed regions, raising concerns over their massive water use and impact on local communities. Tech giants including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are ...

Dry wells. Dwindling reservoirs. Parched ground. Forest fires. The American West has gotten awfully familiar with drought in the 21st century. And it wouldn’t be the same without the heat. This summer ...