Topics Drought
Southwest Wildfires Expand; Dangerous Weekend Ahead
Fanned by strong winds, two wildfires in New Mexico merged and tripled in size this week in the Gila National Forest.
Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera
More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands.
Climate Change Has Outsize Effect on Corn Price Volatility
Climate change-fueled heat waves and droughts play a large role in the volatility of corn prices.
Image of the Day: Water, Water, Nowhere
With a growing population and global warming raising temperatures, water resources are being impacted.
Report Details Climate Change, Extreme Weather Links
A new IPCC report lays out the ways that climate change-related extreme events are raising the risks of disasters worldwide.
Image of the Day: Monarch’s Mexico Migration Minimizes
The number of Monarch butterflies spending their winters in Mexico dropped 28 percent, according to a new report.
Image of the Day: Hippos Are in Their Element
A few hippos surface from a pond in the Maasai Mara national reserve in Kenya, an area heavily affected by prolonged drought.
A Swing from Drought to Deluge in Texas and Nearby States
After the worst one-year drought on record, Texas has turned very wet, raising short-term flood concerns
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