California will stop issuing new fracking permits by 2024 and will halt all oil drilling by 2045, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Newsom's order to state regulators, if successful, would make California,
Lakes and reservoirs are drying up as 85% of Mexico is in drought, with Mexico City in its worst drought in 30 years. Major reservoirs that supply the capital's 9 million residents
Massive drought across the Upper Midwest, Northern Plains states, and Prairie provinces of Canada is putting the spring wheat crop at risk, Modern Farmer reports. That region — which, unlike California, relies
Wildfires burned across the Midwest and Great Plains over the weekend as dry, windy conditions induced 'Red Flag' warnings across the Central Continental U.S. The entire western portion of North Dakota faces
A megadrought worsened by climate change is creating and exacerbating problems across the West as NOAA predicts precipitation levels below historical norms through June. NOAA's official spring outlook, released late last week,
Drought and desertification caused by climate change are threatening traditional ways of life in the Navajo Nation, but local ranchers are determined to hold on. Long-dependable rains "every year around June, July,
Talk with farmers in Mexico and they will tell you they’re already feeling the brunt of climate change. Persistent heat and meager rainfall are drying out the land, posing a significant challenge
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California is likely facing another year of water woes. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which supplies up to a third of California’s water, is exceptionally meager this year. Experts found around half as
Scientists have found a surprising way to help plants cope with drought. Grow them in vinegar. It seems counterintuitive, since vinegar — famous as a pesticide and cleaner of coffee pots and toilets — can kill
The Pineapple Express storms hitting the West Coast are intense, causing massive floods and landslides — and replenishing reservoirs after historic drought. But is the drought-flood pattern tied to our planet’s warming? Michael Wehner,
The dentist who shot Cecil the Lion can rest easy. Animal lovers have a new villain in Zimbabwe — climate change. This week, Zimbabwe put its wildlife up for sale in an
Cholera has killed more than 4,100 people and infected at least 188,000 across southern Africa since 2022, The New Humanitarian reports. Drought across the region is forcing migration to cities where informal,
Turkana County in northwest Kenya endured malicious neglect by colonial powers and now sits on the frontlines of a climate crisis, Atmos reports. British colonizers described Turkana as "the most worthless district
Far more than just a Little Rascal, Alfalfa and other crops grown to feed cattle account for 46% of the water pulled from the Colorado River, a study published Thursday in Communications
Utilities' efforts to update infrastructure and secure clean water supplies are pushing up the cost for households, and an increasing number of families are struggling to afford the basic necessity, the Los
Europe is unprepared for mounting climate risks, the first-ever climate risk assessment released by the European Environment Agency warned Monday. The continent faces more frequent, and more severe extreme weather, including wildfires,
The Kettle Mountain Range runs north-south along the eastern flank of the Colville Reservation and north into the Tribes’ ancestral territory in Colville National Forest. Lynx are known to live in the
From our vantage point in a motorboat on the reservoir known as Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in eastern Washington, we scan the rocky canyon walls of the Colville Confederated Tribes’ Hellgate game
Whenever a disaster strikes in Louisiana, Sprout NOLA springs to life to offer technical assistance to farmers, helping them navigate a wide range of challenges. The nimble group of New Orleans urban
Extreme weather led to the displacement of millions of children between 2016 and 2021, the United Nations said this week, and climate change is likely to displace millions more in the coming
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