The Anasazi, a once-flourishing tribe in the American Southwest, lived on bounties of corn, squash and beans. In 1276 A.D., ...

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 ...

'Flash droughts' have become more frequent due to human-caused climate change and this trend is predicted to accelerate in a warmer future, according to new research. 'Flash droughts' have become more ...

Climate change is driving an increase in flash droughts, or intense, rapid-onset periods of dryness, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Researchers, led by Xing Yuan of ...

Rapid-onset drought conditions are increasingly occurring around the world due to climate change. The risks of these "flash droughts" are skyrocketing, fueled by carbon emissions, according to a paper ...

Large-scale climate patterns that can impact weather across thousands of kilometers may have a hand in synchronizing multicontinental droughts and stoking wildfires around the world, two new studies ...

A rancher walks on the cracked remains of a parched lake bed on a ranch along San Simeon Creek in the Santa Lucia Mountain foothills of Cambria, California that are brown from drought on Oct. 1, 2014.

Fast-forming droughts are occurring more often and with greater speed in many parts of the world due to climate change, a new study finds. These “flash droughts” are replacing more typical, slower ...

Droughts conjure images of vast expanses of hard, cracked soil and parched plants, but new research suggests that disastrous dry spells can develop over the wettest place of all: the ocean.

Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of people, ...