Sweden's farmers count cost of historic drought
As an unprecedented drought scorches large swathes of Sweden's green pastures, farmers are having to send their animals to slaughter because they have no hay left to feed them.
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Scientists use satellites to measure vital underground water resources
The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion people worldwide.
Using 'shade balls' in reservoirs may use up more water than they save
Preventing reservoir evaporation during droughts with floating balls may not help conserve water overall, due to the water needed to make the balls.
Amazon outlook—continued warming, multiyear droughts
The Amazon is likely to face continued warming in addition to possible multiyear droughts, a new study finds.
Smartphones used to track migrations caused by climate change
Spanish researchers have developed a system that tracks human displacement caused by climate change using the tracks of mobile phones. With this model, which was tested during a severe drought in Colombia in 2014, it was ...
What killed the patient? Determining causes of tree death during droughts and heatwaves
Researchers are using advanced imaging technologies similar to those used in hospitals to determine how vulnerable our trees are to drought and heatwaves. A new scientific review published In Nature outlines progress towards ...
S.Africa lifts state of disaster over drought
The South African government said Wednesday that the national state of disaster it declared in March over a drought that ravaged parts of the country had lapsed after significant rainfall.
3-D view of Amazon forests captures effects of El Nino drought
Three-dimensional measurements of the central Brazilian Amazon rainforest have given NASA researchers a detailed window into the high number of branch falls and tree mortality that occur in response to drought conditions. ...
Drought severity in the Yellow River basin over the last 55 years
Drought occurs widely and frequently in China, causing considerable damage to the living environment of humans. The Yellow River basin (YRB) of China shows great vulnerability to drought in the major basins; thus, drought ...
Tree species vital to restoring disturbed tropical forests
A family of trees with high drought tolerance could be crucial in restoring the world's deforested and degraded tropical lands, according to new research involving the University of Stirling.
