The temperature of the earth is gradually increasing, leading to changes in seasonal cycles and heightened occurrences of severe weather conditions like droughts and heat waves. These conditions can haveContinue Reading
Droughts and floods are expected to grow more common and severe as our planet heats and climate changes, but identifying this on regional and continental sizes has proven challenging. AContinue Reading
Millions of people are now directly affected by the consequences of climate change. This summer’s blistering heat waves have broken temperature records all around the world, frying crops, cutting outContinue Reading
Drought has altered the appearance and operation of Lake Mead, the reservoir of Hoover Dam. It’s at a historically low water level, therefore Hoover Dam is producing less energy thanContinue Reading
Soil in the western U.S. is drier than at any time since 1895, which means “the dice are loaded toward a lot of wildfire this year,” according to UCLA climateContinue Reading
Eight US states are now using a technique called “cloud seeding” to encourage clouds to form and provide drought-stricken regions with some much needed water. As huge swathes of theContinue Reading
As our ongoing climate change catastrophe continues to get worse, the American Southwest may soon find itself in a decade-long “megadrought.” From the 800s to the 1400s, about a dozenContinue Reading
