New Reservoirs Could Help Battle Droughts, but at What Cost?
In an ancient wood in Hampshire, a county in southern England, construction workers are felling trees and clearing stumps. Over the workers’ shoulders,…
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How Long Droughts Make Flooding Worse
On Wednesday, August 17, Hannah Cloke—a hydrologist at the University of Reading—was sitting in her home office when the rain started coming down. It was a…
‘Flash Droughts’ Are the Midwest’s Next Big Climate Threat
Flash droughts are also a global problem, with Brazil, India, and multiple countries in Africa facing the worst impacts. In 2010, a flash drought followed by…
Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change. It’s also…
Annual averages since 1963, the year the reservoir began filling. 2022 is the average…
You’ve heard of water droughts. Could ‘energy’ droughts be next?
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Renewable energy prices have …
‘Flash droughts’ coming on faster, global study shows
Just like flash floods, flash droughts come on fast -- drying out soil in a matter of days to weeks. These events can wipe out crops and cause huge economic…
Co-occurring droughts could threaten global food security
Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten…
Heat waves, extreme droughts in 2020 had worst impact on health: Lancet
New Delhi, October 21
In 2020, adults over 65 were hit by 3.1 billion more days of heat wave exposure than…
Heat waves, extreme droughts in 2020 had worst impact on heath: Lancet
New Delhi, October 21
In 2020, adults over 65 were hit by 3.1 billion more days of heat wave exposure than…
Prepping the grid for more frequent and intense droughts, heat waves and wildfires
Aging energy grids weren’t designed to handle the stress of climate change. Nor are…