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Drought

A farmer harvests cocoa beans from the fruit in Ghana on Nov. 21, 2024. Credit: Christina Peters/picture alliance via Getty Images

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

By Georgina Gustin
A houseboat is docked on Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, as the critical Colorado River reservoir sits at only a third of its capacity on July 10 in Page, Ariz. Credit: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds

By Wyatt Myskow
In Kerrville, Texas, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 6. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 120 people reported dead. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas

By Dylan Baddour
Jinsu Elhance (left) and Justin Stewart, researchers with the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, measure the distance between soil samples taken near a large saguaro cactus at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. Credit: John Burcham/SPUN

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

By Wyatt Myskow
A construction worker takes a break to wipe his brow while digging a trench amidst a heat wave in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms

By Liza Gross
A groundwater pump supplies water to Quechan tribal land at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, along the Colorado River, on May 26, 2023, near Winterhaven, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows

By Wyatt Myskow
The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona has lined 3,000 feet of their canals with solar panels. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?

By Jake Bolster
A view of Big Sewickley Creek downstream from PennEnergy’s proposed water withdrawal site shows erosion control (center) and a portion of the project workspace and parking area (gravel and log on right). Credit: Rose Reilly/Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association

Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow

By Jon Hurdle
People cross the street during a dust storm on March 7 in downtown El Paso, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel

El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl

By Martha Pskowski
The Green River, the Colorado River’s largest tributary, runs through a large meadow in Sublette County, Wyo. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs

By Jake Bolster
Skiers descend Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado on May 4. Snowpack across the mountains that supply the Colorado River is far below normal for this time of year. Forecasts call for 55 percent of average runoff into Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble

By Alex Hager, KUNC
Leonardo Buria, the National Parks Northern Patagonia Regional Director of Conservation, holds up a ruler that in 2007 was completely covered by water in Laguna Blanca National Park. Credit: Facundo Scordo

Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows

By Andrés Muedano
A view of the North and South forks of the Little Wind River meet near Ft. Washakie, the site of a new stream gauge. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

New Stream Gauges and Weather Stations Poised to Help Wyoming Tribes Endure Flooding and Drought

By Jake Bolster
People stroll down Hidalgo Street to take a look at classic cars during the third annual Estos Vatos BorderTown Getdown car show in downtown Laredo on Saturday evening, March 22, 2025. Credit: Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News

South Texas Developers Make a Sales Pitch to Sell Groundwater. Will Laredo Buy It?

By Martha Pskowski
Ohio faced its most severe drought in a century in 2024. Credit: Seth Herald/NurPhoto via Getty Images

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

By Anika Jane Beamer
The site of a water pipeline project by the company Recharge through Lee County into Williamson County is pictured on March 28. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers

By Dylan Baddour
An aerial view of the Solimoes River, a tributary of the Amazon River that’s in a critical state during a historic drought, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas on Sept. 30, 2024. Credit: Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images

Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn

By Bob Berwyn
An aerial view of the Colorado River near the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., as drought conditions affect the Southwest on June 18, 2024. Credit: Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images

Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings in Its Spring Climate Outlook

By Bob Berwyn

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