To figure out how to save the wetland forests of the Amazon, an ecologist from Brazil led a massive series of expeditions to ...

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Droughts in the coming decades could be longer than projected by current climate models, a new study published Wednesday in Nature warns. The international team of scientists examined potential ...

In the coming decades, periods of droughts are expected to last longer and longer because of the effects of climate change. By the year 2100, the average longest period of drought could be 10 days ...

Droughts in the coming decades could be longer than projected by current climate models, a new study published Wednesday in Nature warns. The international team of scientists examined potential ...

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The most recent map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that severe drought has returned to California. After struggling with devastating drought for years, an abnormally wet spring and above ...

A prolonged drought in Brazil has affected some of the country's largest hydroelectric plants, including two fed by an Amazonian river, forcing a shift to more energy imports and driving up power ...

The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life,” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty ...

Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election Brazil’s extreme drought is continuing to fuel arid ...