Tag: Drought
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British Drought Turns into Massive Rainfall
The sale of umbrellas in Britain has jumped by 2,850%--in the middle of a drought.
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Extreme Drought In Mexico: Refugees Will Travel Farther North To Find Water & Work
Continuing drought is forcing deep social, economic, & environmental change in the US Southern Plains and Northern Mexico.
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China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up: Is the Massive Three Gorges Dam to Blame?
Environmental researchers say the dramatic drying up of Poyang lake -- from 3,500 square kilometers to just 200 -- is due in part to the colossal, controversial reservoir.
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2011 Was A Year of Weather Extremes, With More to Come
Even without fully incorporating such climate feedback, models show that continued reliance on fossil fuels could raise the global temperature by up to 7 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.
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Continuing Texas Drought Threatens World's Only Self-Sustaining Population of Whooping Cranes
Record-breaking drought is leading to some coastal marshes being saltier than the ocean, and toxic red tide is washing along the shore, threatening whooping cranes.
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Texas Drought May Have Killed 500 Million Trees
According to the Texas Forest Service, as many as 500 million trees in the state -- roughly 10 percent of the forests there -- have been killed within the last year alone as a result of 2011's bizarre lack of rainfall.
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French Physicists Want to Use Giant Lasers to Make it Rain (Video)
A group of researchers is pioneering a new technology that would employ giant lasers to create condensation in drought-stricken areas. Consider it geoengineering-lite ...
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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More
This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.
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Drought & Floods Cutting Profits For Major Retailers
Changes in water-related weather patterns are affecting companies from Gap to Kraft to MillerCoors.
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Giant Melting Crayon Sculptures Highlight Raging Wildfires, Record Heat in Texas
Artist Herb Williams' playful-looking crayon flames have a serious message for drought-stricken state.
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USAID Launches FWD to Bring Attention to Somalia: Famine, War, and Drought
According to USAID, 750,000 people in Somalia are at risk of dying over the next four months if assistance is not increased. The agency launched a new initiative today, FWD, to address the ongoing drought and famine in the Horn of
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Texas Town Reports 100 Days at 100 Degrees
Texas has experienced the worst drought in its history. The impact of the drought has been felt in expected and unexpected ways. From sweeping wildfires to water main breaks and livestock starvation, this year has been brutal. The
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Fate of Dying Lake Sparks Clashes in NW Iran
Fresh demonstrations have broken out in Iran, where protesters who took to the streets last weekend in the country's northwestern provinces to demand protection for a dying lake were harshly
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124,000 Fish Suffocate to Death in Texas Heat
Photo: GrapevineTxOnline.com / cc As Texas continues to suffer from the worst one-year drought on record along with scorchingly high temperatures, area lakes might seem like the best places to find refuge from the heat, but apparently not for fish.
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Risk of Civil War Increased Dramatically By El Nino
Scientists are suggesting that the warmer weather that occurs every four years through El Nino has a domino effect on poorer tropical societies, which can cause civil war. It's no secret that unfortunate weather conditions such as
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Icebergs Could be Towed to Areas Suffering Drought
As temperatures rise throughout the world due to global warming, the face of our planet is changing. At the poles, huge chunks of ice have been observed breaking off, left to drift in slow decay across the ocean. Meanwhile, in
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Firefighters Rescue 1,000-Year-Old Tree From Drought
Just outside of Rockport, Texas, stands an ancient Live Oak affectionately known as 'the Big Tree'. For well over 1,000 years, that towering tree has offered its long, cool shadow for weary locals to wade in -- and now they're
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Why Are Cattle Drought Deaths Across Texas Being Blamed on Too Much Water?
This summer has thus far been brutal across the nation. Drought and high temperatures are making life difficult for farmers and ranchers alike. And it's no surprise that widespread drought in Texas specifically is causing the
