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Climate Change Is Making Droughts Worse
Droughts in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world have become more severe and long-lasting thanks to climate change. Higher temperatures lead to drier conditions. When global temperatures rise, moisture evaporates from waterbodies and soil. In fact, the American West is currently in the midst of a mega drought that ranks among the worst in the past 1,200 years, even after heavy rainfall in 2023. Much of the region is currently facing “extreme” or …
Climate change forces farmers to rethink. Dry soils are an enormous challenge. But there are more opportunities than fleeing to the wetter West.
World must invest in drought resilience: OECD
The world must invest in drought resilience as global warming changes rainfall patterns, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned. A new report by the group of developed nations predicts that long periods of too little rain and not enough water will become more frequent and severe: Some 25% of the world’s land mass is now exposed to drought, up from 10% in the early 1900s. Water shortages cause a third of all deaths from …
Climate change is causing droughts to become more frequent, longer and more severe around the world, seriously threatening water supplies and placing increasing demands on the environment, society and economy. The negative consequences range from declining crop yields and desertification to disruptions to energy supplies and river transport, and are causing increasingly serious livelihood crises. According to a recent OECD analysis, Hungary is o…
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