Dramatic droughts linked to the decline of the Classic Maya civilization approximately 800 to 1000 CE may not have required ...

(VMJones/E+/Getty Images) Increasing droughts due to global climate change may be creating the perfect conditions for antibiotic-resistant bacteria to evolve, according to a new study. Excessive use ...

Following months without rain, wildfire-ravaged Southern California has once again entered a concerning period of severe drought, new data showed. Drought conditions - coupled with hurricane-force ...

Two back-to-back droughts in 2023 and 2024 caused the most severe decline in forest moisture and biomass (the total mass of ...

A climate model running for thousands of simulated years has produced severe, decades-long droughts over the Maya lowlands ...

Droughts are disrupting Europe’s clean energy plans, forcing more fossil fuel use and increasing emissions across the grid.

WAVERLY, Minn. — As tough as this stretch of weather has been, Minnesotans know it's been needed. At least two inches of rain and melted snow has fallen. Most of the state is experiencing a moderate ...

There were roughly four hot-dry events a year between 2001 and 2020, twice as many as during the pre-industrial period from ...