Low water levels at the Wanaque Reservoir in Ringwood, N.J., is shown Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions ...

That included dangerous heat waves, which the WWA said were the world's deadliest extreme weather events in 2025. The ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) (CN) — A continually ...

Facing the possibility of extended droughts has always been a problem for farmers, especially those crop farmers who rely on consistent rainfall to produce a good crop. According to the American ...

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term ...

The drought in the central Amazon was already showing signs of unusual severity in early September 2023, but the situation ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an ...

Although no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. in 2025, Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on ...

The Amazon rainforest is one of our planet's most vital defenses against global warming. However, that defense is now being ravaged by the very thing scientists hope it will help stop. According to a ...

Families have been raising livestock in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia for centuries, but Nick Ferris finds that ...

Associated Press — Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the ...