Ocean temperature patterns appear to act as a natural brake on the global spread of drought, preventing vast areas of the ...

In the study, published in the journal Nature, scientists, for the first time have linked human activities with patterns of drought around the world – providing historical evidence connecting ...

A rapidly strengthening Super El Niño could surpass previous records, increasing the risk of heatwaves, floods, droughts and ...

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 ...

Flash droughts are severe droughts that rapidly intensify over weeks rather than seasons, desiccating land and ravaging livelihoods without warning. As a result, governments need to treat them as a ...

For the third month in a row, climate models are pointing toward an El Niño event of extraordinary power. The latest data from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts shows water ...