40-year study suggests extreme droughts will become more frequent and severe

Droughts are becoming more widespread and lasting longer. This is shown by a study in which Swiss researchers are involved.

Yearslong droughts on the increase worldwide, study finds

The NewsMulti-year droughts have become more common over the last 40 years, new research suggested. Climate models have long predicted that changing weather patterns driven by global warming will increase the number and severity of droughts, but the theory had not been demonstrated. Researchers looked at rainfall records and evaporation rates and found that areas affected by droughts lasting at least two years were expanding 20,000 square miles …

Expert: 'They can become a new normal' (ANSA)

The megadroughts are upon us

Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory seeks to inform policy regarding the environmental impact of human-induced climate change. It also detected previously 'overlooked' events.

Water use in Southern Nevada increased last year. Dry, hot weather may be the culprit

Though valley-wide efforts to rip out grass persist, preliminary water use numbers for 2024 show an increase when compared with 2023.

The earth is getting warmer, which is leading to more and more extreme weather events. This includes periods of extreme drought, which are becoming increasingly longer. Over the past four decades, the size of the drought areas has been increasing - and there is no end in sight to this trend.