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New Paper Shows Surges of Concentrated Precipitation Can Lead to Dryer Landscapes

Snow and rain in the American West is concentrating at one of the highest rates in the world, researchers found, with implications for ecosystems, water management and this year’s El Niño.

By Jake Bolster

What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems

By Tina Deines

A farmer uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land near Dwight, Ill., on April 28. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers

By Katie Cerulle

Another Dry Spell Hits New England, Raising Alarm About Flash Droughts

By Ryan Krugman

A drainage creek near Paul Tomcho’s garden in southeast Ohio overflowed during a massive downpour, knocking down a blueberry net. Tomcho said the ditch grew from 3 to 30 feet wide. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Tomcho

After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says

By Georgina Gustin

Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds

By Wyatt Myskow

New Report Shows How Human-Caused Warming Intensified the 10 Deadliest Climate Disasters Since 2004

By Bob Berwyn

Low water levels on the Mississippi River, Aug. 2012.

U.S. Paying a Price for Lack of Water Policy

By Robert Krier

Google Earth map of nuclear power plants

Heat, Drought Take Toll on Nuke Plants

By Robert Krier, InsideClimate News

500 Million MW of Extra Energy Roiling Earth's Climate

By Lisa Song, SolveClimate News

drought in Africa

Africa: Droughts to Worsen, With Implications for U.S. Aid

By Katherine Bagley

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