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Below are articles about lack of water, water shortages, and their impacts. They are arranged in 6 major groups: Droughts, Deserts, Fires, Dangers, Atmosphere Changes, and Misc. "Droughts" contains 9 sub-groups, of which the US sub-group has 5 sub-groups and the Asia one 3.
Month and year follow each article's name. PDF files are so marked, after month and date, some with authors noted. Within sections, more recent files appear above older files.
Diagrams are generally immediately below the summary articles from which they were taken.
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World (PDFs on Home page)
PDSI is Palmer Drought Severity Index, an indirect measure of soil moisture, relative to local baseline climate. SC means self-calibrating.
"The index is the difference between the amount of precipitation required to retain a normal water-balance level and the amount of actual precipitation."
Light blue (-4.0 to -5.0) is extremely wet, red (+4.0 to +5.0) is extremely dry.
These 10-year averages did not occur in the model results before 2000,
Baseline climate period is probably a 30-year period before 1965.
Note that southern Europe is extremely dry by the 2060s and especially the 2090s, perhaps Saharan.
The USA is a lesser case of such dryness.
So are the much of the Amazon basin and the Andes, central America, southern Africa, and Australia.
Note also the increasing soil moisture around the Acrtic.
Extremely wet conditions prevail in Indonesia, India, equatorial east Africa, Ecuador, and southern New Zealand.
Aiguo Dai, Kevin Trenberth et al.
from IPCC 5, Technical Assessment (2013)
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Projected Precipitation
Projected Number of Droughts / 30 Years (Changing Climate in the Northeast, UCS 2006)
California’s Terrifying Climate Forecast- Droughts Nearly Every Year 0315
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Droughts - World
Past
The slide below summarizes what has been happening with water tables, as groundwater is used ever more to cope with droughts and supply irrigation water for the Green Revolution.
Very Hot and Very Dry Conditions Have Doubled Worldwide 1118
No Rain for Decades - Stand by for the ‘Megadroughts’, Scientists Warn 0914
Global Drought Threatens Water, Food Supplies. Get Used to It. 0914
Shrinking Aquifers in Drought-Stricken Areas 0613
Global Drought Is a New Normal 1012
Increasing Drought - Past & Future - Dai 0812 - PDF
Extreme Droughts by 2030 - Dai 0111 - PDF.
Extreme Droughts by 2030 1010 - This is a summary of the above study.
50-Year Droughts Plague World's Breadbaskets 0309
Climate Change Drives Water Shortages for Half the World 1108
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Droughts - US (except West)
US Droughts, Area Affected, in %, by Severity - Annual 1st, then weekly.
data from U.S. Drought Monitor.
Means since 2000 were 49.7% dry, 32.0% drought, 18.7% severe, 7.8% extreme, 1.7% exceptional.
Droughts stem from low rain and high temperature.
Note Southeast US drought in 2007-8 (maps far below), North American drought in 2002-4 (farther below), and 2011-13 drought across much of the US. In 2007-8, Texas was wet and the Midwest was moister than usual. In 2002, due to the drought, North American plants absorbed 50% less CO2 than usual.
Saltwater Wedge Climbing the Mississippi River Threatens Drinking Water 0923
America’s Most Crucial Waterway Is Drying Out 0723
Drought Hits the Midwest, Threatening Crops and the World’s Food Supply 0623
The Mississippi River and Its Tributaries Have Dropped to Record Lows 1022
Mighty Mississippi Is So Low, People Are Walking to Tower Rock Island 1022
‘The worst we’ve seen’ - Ranchers Threatened by Historic Heat and Drought 1022
The Northeast Is in the Middle of an Intense Drought 0822
New England’s ‘Flash Drought’ Got Worse. Experts Worry It’s Just the Start. 0822
‘Flash Droughts’ Are Midwest’s Next Big Climate Threat 0522
Nearly 1/2 of the U.S. Is in Drought. It May Get Worse. 1020
Over 2000-10, Longest U.S. River Was Driest in 1,200 Years. It Will Happen Again. 0520
Climate Change Unleashes Interstate Water Wars 0520 - Supreme Court cases: Tenn. vs Ala., Fla. vs. Georg., etc.
Southeast Alaska Experiencing 1st Recorded Extreme Drought 0519
From Drinking Water to Farms, Drought's Effect Creeping across Missouri 0718
Unprecedented Drought Is Crippling Montana and North Dakota 0917
Deep South Drought Kills Crops, Threatens Herds 1116
Corn Belt Could Have 'Flash Drought' This Summer 0616
Obama Tells Us What's to Come on Climate, Drought 0415
US 'at Risk of Mega-Drought Future’ 0215 - See excerpt on Overviews page.
North America’s 1934 Dust Bowl Drought Was Worst In 1,000 Years 1014
Maps of Water Use Show Why Western US Is in Trouble 1014
'Shocking' Underground Water Loss in US Drought 0714
Air Quality Gains Could Be Eroded by Drought, Climate Change 0414
What to Expect When You’re Expecting El Niño 0414
Buried in Muck, 800-1300 AD Droughts Gives Clues to Future NYC Drought 0813
Missouri Valley Climateer 0609 - PDF
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Drought - US - West - General
Will the West’s Top Renewable Power Source, Water Power, Survive the Drought? 1022
As Rio Grande Shrinks, El Paso Plans for Uncertain Water Future 1022
Drifting Toward Disaster - the (2nd) Rio Grande 0922
Drought Threatens Coal Plant Operations - and Electricity - across the West 0822
The Vanishing Rio Grande – Warming Takes Its Toll 0622
Yes, the US West’s Drought Really Is That Bad 0522
2 Wyoming Rivers under Restrictions due to Low Snowpack, Drought 0422
Drought in U.S. Is Expected to Persist, and Spread, Through the Spring 0322
The Drought in the Western U.S. Could Last until 2030 - 0222
Western Drought Is Worst in at Least 12 Centuries 0222
A Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched 1121
Lake Tahoe Water Level Hits 4-Year Low, amid Drought
Great Salt Lake’s Demise Spurs Water Emergency for Utah 1021
Fast-Shrinking Great Salt Lake Poses Rising Hazards 0721
Reservoirs Are Drying Up, as Consequences of the Western Drought Worsen 0721
American West Stuck in Cycle of ‘Heat, Drought and Fire’, Experts Warn 0721
Water Is Disappearing in the West -- Not Just during Summer (Snow Droughts) 0721
‘Mega-Drought’ along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations 0721
Running Out of Water - How Climate Change Fuels a Crisis in the US West 0721
Record-Shattering Heat Wave Bakes Western US, Raises Drought, Fire Concerns 0621
Mega-Heat Wave Peaking in West, Breaking Records, Intensifying Drought, Fires 0621
Rocky Mountain Forests Burning More Often Now than for at Least 2,000 Years 0621
Extremely Dry Conditions Spill across the American West 0521
‘Megadrought’ Persists in Western U.S., as Another Extremely Dry Year Develops 0521
Drought-Breaking Rains Have Grown Rarer, More Erratic in US West 0421
The Mega-Drought Parching 77% of the Western US, Explained 0321
Nearly Half the U.S. Is in Drought. Conditions Will Likely Grow Worse – NOAA 0321
Texas Ranchers, Activists, Local Officials Brace for Megadroughts 0720
US South-west in Grip of Historic ‘Megadrought' 0520
America’s Farmers, Reeling from Floods, Face a New Problem - No Water 0719
As New Mexico Reservoirs Hit Bottom, Worries Grow Over the Future 0918
Drought Creates a Perfect Storm for Wildfires in U.S. West 0718
Vanishing Rio Grande Puts Pressure on San Luis Valley Farmers during Extreme Drought 0618
Climate Change Is Darkening Seattle’s Water Forecast 0915
Washington Governor Declares Drought Emergency 0515
More Northwest Mountains Are Snow-Free Already, as Drought Deepens 0515
Wild Animals in Drought-Stricken Western States Are Dying for a Drink 0515
Pacific Winds Tied to Warming Slowdown, Dry West 0415
Dry, Warm Winter Leaves Western U.S. Snowpack at Record Low Levels 0415
Mighty Rio Grande Is Now a Trickle Under Siege 0415 The trickle fades and is reduced to zero in El Paso. The Conchos (upstram from Big Bend National Park), Salado, and San Juan tributaries from Mexico, downstream from El Paso, return small amounts to Rio Grande upstream from McAllen, restoring the Rio Grande to trickle status.
Maps of Water Use Show Why Western US Is in Trouble 1014
California
Atmospheric Rivers Won’t End California’s Drought 0123
California’s Snowpack, Aided by Atmospheric Rivers, Could Help Drought 0123
Nation’s Largest Water Supplier Declares Drought Emergency 1222
Worsening Drought Drives California Water Prices to All-Time High 0822
California Adopts Emergency Water-Use Rules as Drought Worsens 0522
California Braces for Extreme Summer Drought after Dismal Wet Season 0522
California’s 2 Largest Reservoirs Are 'Critically Low' as Dry Season Starts 0522
Mega-Drought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer 0422
Parched Southern California Restricts Outdoor Watering, in Unprecedented Step 0422
California's Lean Snowpack Signals Deepening Drought Ahead 0322
California Records Driest January in 38 Years 0222
Record December Snow in West Brings Major Drought Relief, Hope for 2022 - 1221
California Water Districts to Get Unprecedented 0% of Requested Supplies 1221
As Drought Conditions Worsen, California Expands State of Emergency 1021
Drought Conditions in California This Summer Were the Worst on Record 1021
Lake Tahoe Water Level Hits 4-Year Low, amid Drought
As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not to Grow Crops 1021
California’s Thirst for Water May Accelerate Global Warming 0921 - the energy cost of pumping water, from underground, distant places, or the energy for desalination plants
Mendocino, California Tourist Town, Is Running Out of Water - ‘It’s a Shock’ 0821
How Bad Is This Fire Season in California Really Going to Be? 0721
‘Truly an Emergency’- How Drought Returned to California – and What Lies Ahead 0621
California's Dry Weather Is Bad News for Wildfires and Water Supply 0421
California Had Its Driest February on Record. Here’s How Bad It Was. 0320
February, Typically California Rainy Season’s Peak, Will Be Its Driest on Record 0220
California Declared Totally Drought-Free for 1st time in 7 Years 0319
Southern California's Water Year Has Been Nearly Bone Dry So Far 0118
About Half of California Now Out of Drought 0117
Greenhouse Gases Made West Coast Drought Worse 1116
Californians Stopped Saving So Much Water This Summer 1016
San Francisco Bay Ecosystem Collapsing, as Rivers Diverted 1016
Downtown L.A.'s 5-Year Rain Total Is Lowest Ever Recorded 0716
It Will Take Years of Wet Weather before California Recovers from Drought 0616
California Braces for Unending Drought 0516
El Niño Is Rapidly Filling California's Once-Dusty Reservoirs, Easing Drought 0316
Drought Is Still ‘Very Serious’ in California, despite Near Record Snow 0216
California Cut December Water Use 18.3%, Barely Meeting Gov. Brown’s Mandate 0216
What Happened to El Niño? Be Patient, L.A., It'll Come, Expert Says 0116
Epic, 500-Year Snow Fail in California’s Iconic Mountains 0915
Californians Cut Water Use by 31% in July 0815
Los Angeles Continues Dramatic Water Savings - 21% in July 0815
California Drought Could Be the New Normal 0815
Global Warming Has Made California’s Drought Worse 0815 - Warming increased evaporation, regardless of rain.
Drought Sets Up ‘Emergency Situation' for California's Trees 0815
Drought Has Cut California’s Hydro-Electricity Generation by 2/3 - 0715
Drought Devastates California Cherry Crop, Puts Some Growers Out of Business 0615
California Moves to Restrict Water Pumping by pre-1914 Rights Holders 0615
Drought Takes $2.7 Billion Toll on California Agriculture 0615
California’s Snowpack Is Now 0% of Normal 0515
Climate Change Could Overwhelm California, Obama Adviser Says 0515
California Water Officials Deliver Sobering Facts on Depleted Wells 0515
Drought Cuts Power Production from California Dams 0515
El Niño Strengthens. Hope for Serious Drought Relief? 0515
Drought Kills 12 Million Trees in California's National Forests 0515
Drought Making California's Air Quality Worse, American Lung Association Says 0415
California Desert Oasis Collides with Drought 0415
How Bad Is California Drought? - Soil Moisture? Rainfall? Runoff? Stored Water? 0415
Now, Every Day Is Fire Season in Drought-Era California 0415
For Drinking Water in Drought, California Looks Warily to Sea 0415
Beyond Almonds - A Rogue's Gallery of Guzzlers In California's Drought 0415
California Facing Extreme Heat Waves and Rising Seas 0415
Epic California Drought Is Preview of Future Global Warming Mega-Droughts 0415
California Facing Extreme Heat Waves and Rising Seas 0415 July 22, 2014
Epic California Drought Is Preview of Future Global Warming Mega-Droughts 0415
Gov. Brown Orders California's 1st Mandatory Water Restrictions 0415
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Hits Historic Low 0315
California’s Terrifying Climate Forecast- Droughts Nearly Every Year 0315
California Suffers Dry January, Prolonging Devastating Drought 0215
Dry January Starts Familiar Feeling of Dread among Farm Water Leaders 0115
How the Massive Scale of California’s Drought Informs Climate Change Debate 0115
California Drought Fears Return with Signs of 4th Straight Dry Year 0115
California Drought Brings Smaller Harvests, More Hunger among Farmworkers 1214
California’s Water Deficit - 11 Trillion Gallons 1214
California Drought - Storm Gives Bump to State Water Supplies 1214
American Drought - California’s Crisis 1214
Nature, Not Climate Change, Blamed for Drought 1214
California Drought the Worst in 1,200 Years 1214
Atmospheric River, Heavy Rain Roar Into California 1214
We’re Running Out of Water - California & Desalination 1114
Prediction - California Droughts Will Worsen 1114
A History of Megadrought in California 1014
Californians Make Big Cuts in Water Usage 1014
In Virtual Mega-Drought, California Avoids Defeat 1014
With Dry Taps and Toilets, California Drought Turns Desperate 1014
Another Drought Casualty - No Chance to Make Key Air Standard 0914
Megadrought Likely in Store for Southwestern US 0814
Drought Looms over California Race for U.S. House 0814
Drought Leaves California Homes Without Water 0814
If You Think California Water Crisis Can't Get Worse, Wait Until the Aquifers Are Drained 0814
West’s Historic Drought Stokes Fears of Water Crisis 0814
California Could Stay Dry Enough to Make Food Pricier 0814
California Drought Transforms Global Food Market 0814
In California, Record Heat Adding to Extreme Drought 0814
Why Heavy Rains Probably Won’t Do Much Good in Drought-Stricken California 0814
58% of California Hits Driest Level, for Record Drought 0714
Over 80% of California Reservoirs Are Less Than Half Full 0714
Why the California Drought Affects Everyone 0714
Groundwater Pumping Propping Up Farms in California Drought 0714
California Drought Expected to Cost State $2.2 Billion in Losses 0714
Downtown LA Is Now Driest Since Records Began in 1877 - 0714
100% of California Now in Highest Stages of Drought 0514
California Drought- El Niño Probability Now 78% for Next Winter 0514
Global Warming Connected to California Drought, Winter's Polar Vortex 0414 below: Colorado River near ocean
Drought Covers 100% of California for 1st Time in 15 Years 0414 
California's Water Wars Reach ‘New Level of Crazy' This Year 0414
For San Joaquin River Revival, Drought Becomes Way of Life 0414
California Drought- Central Valley Farmland on Its Last Legs 0314
In Drought, Water War in California Fought Underground 0913
San Luis Reservoir Only 17% Full, Causing Silicon Valley Water Problems 0813
How Dwindling Snow from Warming Can Dry Out Los Angeles 0613
Sequoias Show Most Drought & Fires at Medieval Optimum in 3K Yr 0310
3-Yr Drought Slashes CA Crops Planting 0109
Colorado River Basin
Phoenix Is Not Only Record Hot, 2023 Brings It Its Driest Start to Summer 0823
Since 2000, Colorado River Lost Enough Water, to Extra Heat, to Fill Lake Mead 0723
A Shrinking Colorado River Faces Sharp, Sudden Cuts 0622 - Lake Mead shrinks 1.5 X as fast during 2021-22 as 2020-21
Lake Mead at 29% of Capacity, Lake Powell at 24% 1022
A Shrinking Colorado River Faces Sharp, Sudden Cuts 0622
California Braces for Extreme Summer Drought after Dismal Wet Season 0522
West’s Megadrought Delivers Another Blow - Saving Glen Canyon Dam 0522
Record Low Water Levels Reveal Body in Barrel at Lake Mead 0522
Lake Powell Officials’ Stark Choice in West's Megadrought - Water or Electricity 0422
Lake Mead Hits Unprecedented Low, Exposing an Original Water Intake Valve 0422
Drought Is Sinking Lake Powell's Water Level. Its Total Capacity Is Shrinking Too. 0322
Drought Means 33% Chance Lake Powell Can’t Generate Hydropower in 2023 - 0921
US Projections on Drought-Hit Colorado River Grow Direr 0921
1st-Ever Water Cuts Declared for Colorado River in Historic Drought 0821
Lake Powell Hits Record Low Level, in Climate Change-Fueled Water Crisis0721
Severe Drought Threatens Hoover Dam Reservoir – and Water for the US West 0721
‘Mega-Drought’ along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations 0721
Against Expectations, Southwestern Summers Are Getting Even Drier 0621
The Shocking Numbers behind the Lake Mead Drought Crisis 0621
What Tree Rings Reveal about America’s Mega-Drought 0621
Lake Mead at Hoover Dam to Reach Lowest Water Level since It Filled in 1930s 0621
1st-Ever Colorado River Water Shortage Is Now Almost Certain 0521
US West Prepares for Possible 1st Water Shortage Declaration 0421
Heat and Drought Ravaged West with Last Year; Will 2021 Be Worse? 0221
Thirsty Future for American West, as Megadrought Grips Fastest-Growing Cities 0520
Southwest Drought Rivals Those of Centuries Ago, Thanks to Climate Change 0420
Mega-Droughts Are Likely Coming to the US Southwest Within Decades 0719
Amid 19-Year Drought, States Sign Deal to Conserve Colorado River Water 0319
Colorado River Is Drying Up for 40 Million Americans Who Depend on It 1218
'A Hot Drought' - Warming Is Driving Much of the Colorado River's Decline 0918
Water Wars Should Set Arizona’s Senate Race Alight 0818
Mountain Snowpack Shrinks to 66% of Normal, Feds Sound Drought Alarm 0418
Lake Mead Declines to Lowest Level in History 0516
Southwest U.S. May Have Entered a ‘Drier Climate State’ 0216
Lake Powell's Receding Waters Show Risk of U.S. ‘Megadrought' 0915
Shrinking Colorado River Increasingly Concerns Yuma Farmers, Millions of Water Users 0715
Drought Has Cut California’s Hydro-Electricity Generation by 2/3 - 0715
Colorado Begins $3.4 Million Effort to Save Agriculture Water, Make Power with It 0515
Western Drought Steals Clean Energy, Along with Fresh Water, at Power Plants 0415
Lake Mead On Track For Record Low Water Level Amid Drought 0415
California Isn’t the Only State with Water Problems 0415
Dry, Warm Winter Leaves Western U.S. Snowpack at Record Low Levels 0415
We’re Going to Be Out of Water- Navajo Nation Dying of Thirst 0415
Facing Down Southwest Drought - We're in It Together 0215
Megadrought Likely in Store for Southwestern US 0814
Water Woes Among Topics for 8 Governors in Vegas 1214
Long-Lasting California Drought Foreshadows Crisis for Rest of West 1114
Record Drought Reveals Stunning Changes Along Colorado River 1114
There’s an 80% Chance the Southwest Drought Could Last a Decade 0914
Megadrought Likely in Store for Southwestern US 0814
Swirls of Dust and Drama Punctuate Life in the Southwest 0814
Southwest Braces as Lake Mead Water Levels Drop 0814
Lake Mead Reservoir Drops to Record Low 0714
Drought - & Neighbors - Press Las Vegas to Conserve Water 0414
Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States 0114
Climate Change Tough on Colorado Plateau 0413
Lakes Mead and Powell May Dry Up within Decades 0213
Mega-Drought in Southwest Is Bad Omen for Forests Globally 0613
Fierce Drought Wallops Southwest Farmers 0411
Lake Mead to Dry Up Soon? 0308
Texas
Texas Ranchers, Activists, Local Officials Brace for Megadroughts 0720
Drought Returns to Texas, Just Months after Hurricane Harvey Floods State 0118
Parched Texas City Hopes to Cut Lake Evaporation 0814
Water Planners Focus on Bigger Texas, Not a Hotter One 0714
Rio Grande May Hit 40-Year Low 0414
With Texas Lakes Drying Up, Businesses Are Parched 0913
Amid Drought, a Water Fight Spills Into Legal Territory 0913
Other
Drought Is Bearing Fruit for Washington Wineries 0615
Record Drought Gives Oklahoma Wheat Farmers a Glimpse of the Future 0515
Study Confirms La Cienega NM Residents' Fear - Water Decline Threatens Area 0315
Washington State Rain Is No Cure for Drought, Due to Bleak Snowpack 0315
'Shocking' Underground Water Loss in US Drought 0714
Drier than the Dust Bowl in Colorado 0714
Colorado Tumbleweeds Overrun Drought Areas 0414
For Southeast Colorado, a New Dust Bowl Is Blowing In 0414
Dust Bowl Worries Swirl Up, as Shelterbelt Buckles 0913
Fracking Fuels Water Fights in US Dry Areas 0613
American West Becoming Increasingly Dusty 0613
Climate Change to Cut Western Water Runoff by 10% 1212
Underwater Forest Reveals Story of a Historic Mega-Drought 1212
Water Deficit Worsening in the West 1212
GHGs Drive Drought in US West 0208
Droughts - US - 2013
California Has Driest Year on Record - and It May Get Worse 0114
California Water Woes Hit Hard in Driest Year on Record 1113
Facing Drought, Wichita Falls Bans Outdoor Watering 1113
In Texas Drought, Abbott Keeps Lawn Green by Drilling 1113
With or Without $2 Billion, Water Woes Here to Stay 1113
Texas Authority Cuts Off Water to State's 2nd-Largest Estuary 0913
Turning Off the Spigot In Western Kansas Farmland 0813
Tough Times in Drought-Parched Texas for Rice Farms and Their Visiting Ducks 0813 below: Robert Lee, Texas 2011
Texas Tragedy - Ample Oil, No Water 0813 
Climate Change's Heat Intensifies .
Drought, Flood Signal Iowa's Future 0613
West Texas Oil Field Town Runs Out of Water 0613
Latest Casualty of Drought May Be US Aquifers 0513
Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust 0513
US Crop Insurance Shields Farmers from Drought 0513
New Mexico Grapples with Tough Choices as Drought Persists 0513 below: his farm along the Nile was irrigated.
Drought Eases in Much of US, with Fields of Mud 0413
Getting Serious About a Texas-Sized Drought 0413
The Drought Is Drying Up All Our Ethanol 0413
Parts of Plains Face 3rd Year of Drought 0413
Nobody Is Declaring a State of Drought in California 0413
Scientists Forecast Another Bleak Drought Year for US 0413
US Drought Likely to Worsen in 2013 0313
Climate Change Threatens Shipping Routes 0313
US Drought Intensifies in Texas and Florida 0313
Thin Snowpack in West Signals Summer of Drought 0213
Drought Forecast to Persist in 2013 for Much of US 0213
Winter Rains Shy Away from Drought-Stricken Plains 0213
Drought Puts Drain on Water Supplies for Power Plants 0213 Lake Michigan pier below
2 Great Lakes Hit Record Low Water 0213 
Waiting For Dredging, Great Lakes Ports Close 0113
As Drought Persists, People Save Every Drop 0113
Drought Points Up Critical Role of Waterways 0113
Rains Aids Shippers on Mississippi River 0113
Texas Seeks Water in 2+ Year Drought 0113
Drought Disaster in Much of US Wheat Belt 0113
Little Sign of Drought Easing in US Midwest 0113
Droughts - US - 2012
Cause of 2012 US Drought Remains Elusive 0413
10 Hardest Hit States for Crops 0213
The slide below summarizes what happened to much of the US in 2012, plus research on the jet stream.
Storms on Great Plains Stir Dust Bowl Memories 1212
Mississippi River Faces Shipping Freeze as Water Levels Drop 1212
Drought Threatens to Close Mississippi River to Barges 1112
Corps Cuts Flow on Missouri River 1112
US Drought Worsens in November After Improving for Weeks 1112
Palmer Drought Index, November 2012
Drought Forces Companies to Confront Water Use Questions 1112
Drought Halts Traffic on Low Mississippi River 0812
2012 US Drought to Become New Normal 0812
Drought Worsens in Midwest and Threatens Next Year 0812
July 2012 June 2012
Drought Makes Over 50% of US Disaster Area 0812
Drought in Arkansas Impacts Rivers 0812 - PDF
Drought in 56% of US Threatens Corn Crop 0712
US Extreme Drought Area Grew by Size of Texas 0712
Drought Sends Mississippi River Near Record Lows 0712
Corn, Soybean Prices Shoot Up as Drought Worsens 0712
How the Drought Could Hit US Wallets 0712
US Drought Worst Since 1956 0712
Drought Stretches Across America 0712
SW Drought Spreads Across US 0412
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Drought - US - 2011
Coal Plants Face Battle from Drought 1111
1.5 Km-High Dust Cloud Hit Lubbock 1011
Drought Intensifies in Texas & Oklahoma 0911
US Weather Extremes May Be the New Normal 0811
Record % of US in Exceptional Drought 0811
August 2011 July 2011
Climate Change to Reduce US Southwest Water Supply 0411
Fierce Drought Wallops Southwest Farmers 0411
Drought - US - 2007
Drought Threatens Nuke Shutdowns in Southeast 0208
Once a Century Drought Hits Atlanta 1007
August 2007 & June 2007
2002 (August, other months are similar)
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Drought - Asia - China
China Reports ‘Most Severe’ Heat Wave and 3rd Driest Summer on Record 0922
Climate Crisis Forces China to Ration Electricity 0822
China’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit 0822
China's Fragile Economy Is Being Hammered by Driest Riverbeds since Records Began in 1865 - 0822
Drought-Fueled Power Crisis in China Poses Risk to Clean Energy 0822 - shortfall in hydro power. Projected GDP growth cut to 3%.
China Seeds Clouds for Yangtze Basin, in Worst Heat Wave on Record 0822 - The Yangtze is drying up and shrinking, like many other rivers in the Northern Hemisphere.
China Is Facing Its Worst Power Shortage in a Decade, a Whole-World Problem 0621
Drought in Northern China Is Worst on Record, Officials Say 0617 - inner Inner Mongolia to Beijing
Ancient Chinese Graffiti Warns of Droughts Ahead 0815 - based on 500 years of stalactites, big drought in late 2030s
How China, the World's Biggest Polluter, Is Dealing with Climate Change 0715 - includes drought in Ningxia and consequent relocations
Taiwan Aims to Rein In Water Use, amid Unusual Drought 0515
How China's Thirst for Clean Drinking Water May Raise Its CO2 Emissions 0415
China’s Parched Plains Ending Run of Record Corn Harvests 1114
Cloud-Seeding Can’t Save China’s Farmers from Serious Drought 0814
Drought Could End 11 Years of Chinese Harvest Growth 0814
China Tries Hi-Tech Rain Dance as It Roasts in Heat Wave 0813
China's Soaring Coal Use Makes Its Water Scarcity Much Worse 0713
Drought Slams Yunnan's 'Water Tower' 0413
China Droughts Raise Water Supply Concerns 0313
UN Cites Risk to China's Wheat Crop 0211
Worst Drought in 50+ Years Shrivels China’s Wheat Belt 0109
Drought - Asia - India
Driest August in over a Century Risks Worsening India’s Grain Curbs 0823
India Set to Lower ‘Normal Rain’ Baseline as Droughts Bite 0719
Chennai, India’s 6th Largest City, Is Almost Entirely Out of Water 0619
Deadly Tensions Rise as India’s Water Supply Runs Dangerously Low 0618
Battling Century's Worst Drought, India's Farmers Revive Traditional Grains 0817
India’s Worst Drought in 150 Years Requires Adaptation 0517
3 Straight Failed Monsoons, Bad Drought, Make Angry Clashes in Karnataka 0916
Groundwater Forum Warns of Severe Drought in South Asia 0616
Crippling Drought in Central India Leaves Millions on Brink 0516 - after 2 “failed” monsoons in a row
India to ‘Divert Rivers' to Tackle Drought 0516
Climate Change Leaves Kashmir’s Economy High and Dry 0516
This Is How Serious India's Drought Has Become 0516
Armed Guards at India's Dams as Drought Grips Country 0516
India's Drought Migrants Head to Cities, in Desperate Search for Water 0416
Is India Facing Its Worst-Ever Water Crisis? 0316
Modi Fiddles as Drought Shrivels India's Crops 0915
Crop-Loss Farmers Sell Their Children to Survive 0515
India’s Rain Woes Grow Bigger, Scientists Worried 0414
Climate Change Hits Nepal’s Upper Mustang Region 0913
Millions of Indians Face Worst Drought in Decades 0313
Monsoon Might Fail More Often due to Climate Change 1212
India Monsoon Driest Since 1972 - 1009
North India Drought Triggers Water Wars 0709
Drought - Asia - Middle East
It’s Scorching in Iran, and There’s Less and Less Water to Help 0723
Confronting Climate Change — and the Taliban — in Afghanistan 0323
After Comeback, Southern Iraq’s Marshes Are Now Drying Up 0123
Sandstorm Wave Sweeps Middle East, Sending 1,000s to Hospitals 0522
Iraq’s 2nd Largest Lake Is Drying Up, Turning Up Dead Fish 0222
Drought Leaves Afghans Hungry as Economic Collapse Looms 1221
Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages 1121
Drought Turns Part of Iran into a New Dust Bowl 0119
Drought Puts Iraq at Risk of Jihadist Resurgence 0918
Israel to Top Up Sea of Galilee after Years of Drought 0618
Water Pressures Rise in Pakistan as Drought Meets a Growing Population 0618
Emergency Alerts Loom, as Drought Takes Hold in War-Torn Afghanistan 0418
Water Crisis Spurs Protests in Iran 0318
Drought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq’s Breadbasket 1117
Groundwater Forum Warns of Severe Drought in South Asia 0616
1998-2012 Drought in Mideast Was Worst in at Least 900 Years – NASA 0316
Scarred Riverbeds and Dead Pistachio Trees in a Parched Iran 1215
How Climate Change Is Threatening Iraq’s Fragile Security 1015
Middle East Faces Water Shortages for the Next 25 Years 0815
How Climate Change Helped ISIS 1014
Iran Prays for Rain amid Acute Water Shortage 0914
Is Climate Change (Drought) Destabilizing Iraq? 0914
Jordan’s Farmers Struggle to Weather Climate Change 1113
NASA Sees Big Water Loss in Middle East 0213
Middle East Drought's Water Refugees 0110
Drought Turns Garden of Eden into Cracked Earth 0409
Drought - Asia - Other
Kazakhstan Steppes Battered by One of Worst Droughts in Living Memory 0821
Parched Taiwan Prays for Rain as 18-Month Drought Hits Sun Moon Lake 0521
As Tensions Rise in the Southern Caucasus, Water Shortages Continue 0920
Thailand Tackles Worst Drought in 40 Years 0220
Rivers Run Dry in Bali as Tourism, Drought, Overwhelm Water Supply 1219
Beset by Drought, Indonesia to Start Cloud Seeding to Induce Rain 0719
Lowest Rainfall In Decades Pushes North Korea Toward Famine 0519
As Rural Sri Lanka Dries Out, Young Farmers Look for New Job Options 0817
Worst Drought in 16 Years Threatens Food Supplies in North Korea 0717
Worst Drought in 30 Years Could Cost Sri Lanka Billions 0117
Devastating Droughts Continue as El Niño Subsides 0716
Deluge Turns to Dearth for Bangladesh, as Age-Old Water Woes Take New Form 0716
Vietnam Drought Leaves 1 Million in Urgent Need of Food Aid 0616
Unprecedented Drought and Shrinking Glaciers in Nepal 0616
Cambodia Takes Solace from Plow Ceremony, amid Worst Drought in 50 Years 0516
Climate Change Leaves Kashmir’s Economy High and Dry 0516
El Niño Dries Up Asia as Its Stormy Sister La Niña Looms 0416
Delta Drought Gives Glimpse into Bleak Future for Mighty Mekong 0416
Global Warming Hits Rice Bowls 0316
Bangkok Slaps Curfew on World's Biggest Water Fight, amid Drought 0316
El Niño Parches Asia Pacific, Destroying Crops and Drying Up Water Sources 0116
North Korea Says It’s Been Hit by Worst Drought in 100 Years 0615
Borneo’s Sarawak Rivers Drying Up 0914
Pakistan's Largest City Thirsts for a Water Supply 0814
Climate Change Hits Nepal’s Upper Mustang Region 0913
Drought - Africa
2013 photos: Egyptian farm along the Nile was irrigated Angola, October 2013
‘Hot Continent’ Perception Downplays Africa's Heat Wave Dangers 0723
Human-Driven Climate Crisis Fueling Horn of Africa Drought 0423
Low Water Levels Have Created an Energy Crisis at Africa’s’s Largest Dam 0123
In Famed Game Park at Foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Animals Are Giving Up 1222
Africa’s Unreported Extreme Weather in 2022 and Climate Change 1022
Prolonged Drought Brings Famine, Death and Fear to Somalia 1022
Horn of Africa Drought Places 22 Million People at Risk of Starvation 0822
Drought and Rising Prices Are Fueling Insecurity in Kenya 0822
‘We Just Pray for Rain’ - Niger in the Eye of Climate Crisis, as Children Starve 0622
Horn of Africa Drought Kills Over 1.5 Million Livestock 0222
6 Dead Giraffes Together Capture Kenya Drought Horror 1221
Climate Change Not Causing Madagascar Drought, Famine 1221 - not the #1 cause. Now in
Drought in Northern Kenya Pushes Millions towards Hunger 1021
Drought Puts 2.1 Million Kenyans at Risk of Starvation 0921
4 Years without Rain Leave Madagascar Facing Climate Change-Induced Famine 0821
At Least 1 Million People Face Starvation as Madagascar’s Drought Worsens 0521
Taps and Reservoirs Run Dry, as Moroccan Drought Hits Farmers 1020
South Africa’s New Drought Is a National Emergency, for 2nd Time in 2 Years 0320
Drought Devastates Food, Power Supplies in Zambia and Zimbabwe 1219
Victoria Falls Dries to a Trickle after Worst Drought in a Century 1219
South Africa Rations Water to Save Dwindling Supplies 1019
Flight to the Future, in Somaliland 0919 - worsening droughts mean most farm country will no longer support crops. Farmers flee to cities and out of country.
Researchers Warn of ‘Unexpected Implications' as Climate Risks Converge 0719
U to 40% of rain in East Africa comes from evaporation of irrigation water in India, for example.
Taps Run Dry for Half of Zimbabwe’s Capital City, Affecting Millions 0719
Why the Next Climate Change Disaster Could Be in Somalia 1218
Cape Town 'Day Zero' Pushed Back to 2019, as Dams Fill Up in South Africa 0418
Hotter, Drier, Hungrier - How Global Warming Punishes the World’s Poorest 0318
More Frequent Drought in Somalia Breeds Conflict over Fertile Land 0318
Drought Inflicts Mounting Losses to Crops in South Africa's Western Cape 0318
Water Crisis Intensifies in Cape Town 0118
Cape Town Rations Water before Reservoirs Hit Zero 1017
Solar Grid Keeps Harvests High, Hospitals Lit in Parched Rural Zimbabwe 0917
After Months of Water Rationing, Nairobi May Run Dry 0717
South Africa's Western Cape Declares Drought Disaster 0517
Region suffers 2-year drought, water shortage worst in 113 years,
As Drought Sweeps Kenya, Herders Invade Farms 0317
Congo Risks 50% Power Drop, due to Low Rainfall, Record Low Congo River 0317
Farmers in Sudan Battle Climate Change and Hunger, as Desert Creeps Closer 1216
HotSpots H2O - Africa’s Water Challenges 1116
As Drought Grips South Africa, a Conflict over Water and Coal 0516 - its most extreme drought since 1900
Drought-Hit Ethiopia Needs Money for Seeds, as Rains Begin 0316
As Mozambique's Rivers Dry Up, Hopes of a Harvest Evaporate Too 0216
Drought May Affect 49 Million in Southern Africa 0216
Dry Ivory Coast Weather May Cut Season’s Mid-Crop, Farmers Say 0216
Drought-Stricken Zimbabwe Declares State of Disaster 0216
South Africa Suffers Driest Year on Record in 2015 - 0116
In Ethiopia, Millions Face Weather-Related Food Shortages, Aid Group Says 1215
South Africa to Name 2 More Provinces as Drought Disaster Areas 1115
Zimbabwe’s Mega Zambezi Dam Project Could Flounder as Climate Changes 1115
Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains under Severe Drought 1015
Zambian President Blames Global Warming for Worst Power Crisis 0915
70 Million Nigerians Affected by Desertification, Drought 0915
As Droughts Worsen, Joined-Up Adaptations Build Resilience in Arid Kenya 0915
As Drought Destroys Maize, Zimbabwe Tries Out New Staples 0915
Fleeing Drought, Climate Migrants Press Zimbabwe's Fertile East 0815
Middle East Faces Water Shortages for the Next 25 Years 0815
Number of Ethiopians Needing Food Aid Surges to 4.5 Million, after Failed Rains 0815
Zimbabweans Go Hungry, as Drought Hammers Southern Africa 0515
El Niño Could Bring Drought and Famine in West Africa 0515
Drought, Expanding Deserts and ‘Food for Jihad' Drive Mali's Conflict 0415
Africa Faces Water Crisis Despite Discovery of Huge Aquifers 1013
Angola Government in Denial over Impact of Severe Drought 1013
Rejuvenating Rains Don't Come to Namibian Desert 0813
Sahel Region Set for Rise in Climate Refugees 0813
Drought Worsens Child Malnutrition in Cameroon 0713
Shrinking Aquifers in Drought-Stricken Areas 0613
Sulfate Aerosol Pollution from the North (US+) Major Factor Decades of African Drought 0613
Commercial Farms, Climate Shifts Dry Tanzanian River Basin 0613
West Africa Struggles to Fill a Sahel Climate Gap about Future 0513
Somalia Famine Blamed Partly on Climate Change 0313
Climate Change Hits Zimbabwe Agriculture 1012
More Frequent Droughts Likely in Eastern Africa 0111
East Africa Reels from 6-Year Drought 1209
Kenya Drought Leaves 10 Million Hungry 0109
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Drought - Latin America
Brazil
Climate Change Brings Extreme, Early Impact to South America 0322
Brazil, Breakfast Maker for the World, Is Plagued by Fire, Frost and Drought 0921
The Paraná River, South America’s Economic Lifeline, Is Shriveling 0921
Amazon Rainforest Likely Drier, More Fire-Prone This Year 0420
Study Finds Human Influence in Amazon's 3rd 1-in-100 Year Drought since 2005 - 0817
Brazil Races against Time to Save Drought-Hit City, Dying Crops 0217
Record Heat and Drought Seen in Amazon during 2015-16 El Niño 0117
As Brazil's Largest City Struggles With Drought, Residents Are Leaving 1115
New NASA Data Shows Brazil's Drought Deeper than Thought 1015
Drought Drives Water Shortage to Critical Stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil 0815
Update on São Paulo Drought - Out of Fire, into Frying Pan 0515
Sao Paulo’s Reservoirs Feel Pinch of Failed Wet Season 0315
Taps Start to Run Dry in Brazil’s Largest City 0215
Brazil's Most Populous Region Facing Worst Drought in 80 Years 0115
São Paulo’s Water Crisis - Reservoir Hogs 1214
Drought-Hit Sao Paulo May 'Get Water from Mud’ 1114
Water War Amid Brazil Drought Leads to Fight Over Puddles 1114
Biggest Brazil Metro Area Desperate for Water 1114
Election-Year Water Crisis Taking a Toll on Brazil's Economy 1114
Amazon Rainforest Losing Ability to Regulate Climate 1014
Drying Amazon Could Be Major Carbon Concern 1014
Rain-Making Amazon Forest Shrinks, So São Paulo Is Running Out of Water 1014
Water Crisis Squeezes São Paulo State 1014
São Paulo Running Out of Water Unless Reserve Tapped Now 1014
Brazil Drought Crisis Deepens in São Paulo 1014 - Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte) too.
Drought Plagues Brazil’s Richest Metropolis 1014
Brazil Drought Crisis Leads to Rationing and Tensions 0914
What's Next for Brazil's Cerrado, Deforested Focus of Booming Agriculture? 0514
Farmers Seeking Heat Relief Signal Brazil Climate Peril 0414
Drought Could Drain More Than Brazil's Coffee Crop 0214
Failed Rainy Season Gives 12 Million São Paulo Residents a Critical Water Crisis 0214
Rainforest Absorption of CO2 Becoming Erratic 0114
How the Old Amazon May Help Explain the New 0413
Brutal 2013 Drought Lingers in Brazil 0413
Severe Amazon Droughts Linked to Climate Change 0113
Brazil Faces Electricity Shortage from Drought 0113
2010 Amazon Drought Generated More CO2 Than US 0211 Month Ending Oct. 16, 2010
Mexico
Drought-Stricken Mexico Turns to Cloud Seeding to Make It Rain 0823
Northern Mexico Has a Historic Water Shortage 0822 
Mexico’s Cruel Drought - ‘Here You Have to Chase the Water’ 0822
In Drought-Plagued Northern Mexico, 10s of 1,000s of Cows Are Starving to Death 0721
‘Mega-Drought’ along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations 0721
Stubborn Drought Expected to Tax Mexico for Years 0312
Mexico's Worst Drought in 71 Years 0312
Worsening Mexico City Water Shortage 1009
Other & Multiple Countries
Drought Alert for Receding Lake Titicaca Worries Indigenous for Future 0723
Uruguay Drought Leaves Millions without Tap Water Fit for Drinking 0723
Day Zero for Water Threatens Uruguay’s Capital 0623
More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile 0423
Climate Disasters in Latin America Threaten Global Food Security 0722
‘Consequences Will Be Dire’ - Chile’s Water Crisis Is Reaching Breaking Point 0622
Chile’s Unprecedented Plan to Ration water as Drought Enters 13th Year 0422
Paraguay’s Drought Hits Biodiversity, Indigenous Communities the Hardest 0222
The Paraná River, South America’s Economic Lifeline, Is Shriveling 0921
Climate Change Fueling Warm Ocean ‘Blob' Causing Chile Megadrought 0821
Chile's Record-Breaking Drought Makes Climate Change ‘Very Easy' to See 0821
El Salvador Declares Emergency to Ensure Food Supply in Severe Drought 0718
Ecological Catastrophe Turned a Vast Bolivian Lake into a Salt Desert 0118
In Chile, Many Regard Climate Change as the Greatest External Threat 0717
Bolivians Face Historic Drought. Global Warming Could Intensify It. 1116
Bolivian Water Crisis as Glaciers Vanish 1116
Venezuela Shuts Down for a Week, as Drought Cripples Electricity Supply 0316
Jamaica’s Aging Water Systems Falter under Intense Heat and Drought 1115
Cuba on Edge, as Drought Worsens 0815
Panama Canal Sets Cargo Limits on Ships, due to Drought 0815
Puerto Rico Extends Water Restrictions as Drought Worsens 0815
No Let-up Seen in Santiago's Driest June in 50 Years 0615
Bare Slopes Leave Chile Ski Resorts Feeling Like California 0615
Climate Change in Nicaragua Pushes Farmers into Uncertain World 1214
Only a Few Drops of Water at the Lima Climate Summit 1114
Not Just California - Droughts Extend Across Americas 1014
Casanare Drought Raises Colombia Climate Fears 0414
As Reservoirs Shrink and Farms Expand, Chile’s Agriculture at Risk 0913
Drying Climate Collapsed Maya Civilization 1112
Cuba Faces Worst Drought in 50 Years 0411
Drought - Australia & New Zealand
Drought Spurs Australia to Import Rice or Risk Empty Shelves 0720
Thirst Turns to Anger as Australia's Mighty River Runs Dry 1019 - the Darling, in worst drought since 1900 or earlier
Australia’s Drought Likely to Continue for Another 3 Months 0818 - 2nd driest autumn on record. Drought extends from north of Brisbane most of the way to Melbourne and Adelaide.
Great Southern Drought - Australian Farmers Crippled, Climate Action Stalled - Autumn of 2017 in southern Australia was the driest for 116 years. And 2017 was also the hottest year ever in New South Wales.
Australia's Drought-Hit Farmers to Miss Any Benefit from U.S.-China Trade War 0818
Worsening Drought Pushes Australian Farmers to the Brink 0618
El Niño Outlook Daunting for Aussie Farmers Already in Drought’s Grip 0515
El Niño Strengthens. Hope for Serious Drought Relief? 0515
1,000 Year Old Ice Core History Allows New Drought Risk Scenarios 1214
Drought Hits Queensland Milk Supplies 1214
New South Wales Farmers Battle Worst Drought in 100 Years 0914
Australia's Dry South to Become Even Drier 0714
Drought Could Cost NZ $2B 0313
New Zealand Drought Worst in 30 Years 0313
Top 3 Wildfire Hot Spots in SE Australia 0812
Ozone Hole Has Dried Australia 0411
Record Drought Hits Australia 1107
Drought - Europe
Extreme Drought Is Wreaking Havoc on Daily Life in Spain 0723
SE UK Faces Early Hosepipe Ban, as Drinking Water Stocks Face Record Demand 0623
Catalonia’s Farmers Face Threat of Drought … and a Plague of Hungry Rabbits 0423
A Spanish Reservoir, Sau, Immortalized by Pop Rock, Goes Dry 0423
France’s Hottest Year Was Also Very Dry, as Warming Angst Mounts 0123
Venice Canals Run Dry amid fears Italy Faces Another Drought 0223
Europe’s Drought May Be Continent’s Worst in at Least 500 Years 0822
In France’s Worst Drought on Record, Water Is Called Blue Gold 0822 
Historic Drought Threatens to Cripple European Trade 0822
63% of Land in the EU and UK Is Now Experiencing Drought 0822
Source of River Thames Dries Out ‘for 1st Time’ during Drought 0822
England Records Driest July in 87 Years, amid Sizzling Heat Wave 0822
Drought Tightens Grip on Northern Italy 0722
Spain, Portugal Dryness Unprecedented in 1,200 Years 0722
Italy Declares State of Emergency on Impact from Drought 0722
Europe Faces a Future of Extreme Droughts 0422
Recent European Droughts ‘Worst in 2,000 Years' 0321
Extreme Droughts in Central Europe Are Likely to Increase 7-Fold 0820
Sunniest Spring on Record Raises U.K. Drought Risk 0520
100-Year Drought Hits Poor EU Region Already Reeling from Virus 0520
Germany’s Most Important River Is Drying Out 0420
Czechs Fear Historic Drought Is Threatening Harvest, Water Supplies 0420
German Forest Fire Risk Spikes amid High Temperatures, Drought 0419
Germany Adapts from Its Year of Record Drought 0319
Calls for Farm Support Intensify, as Europe Struggles with Heat Wave, Drought 0718
Drought-Hit Rome to Avoid Water Rationing - City Utility 0717
Heat and Drought Feed Wildfires in Italy, Threaten Beaches near Rome 0717
One of Worst Droughts in Decades Devastates South Europe Crops 0717
Europe Is Parched, in a Sign of Times to Come 0915
Olive Oil Prices Set to Rise Sharply after Andalusia Drought 0814
Half of Britain in Drought, Worst in 36 Years 0412
Warming Brings Mediterranean Droughts Oftener 1011
Soils of UK and Europe Drying Out 0511
Drought - Canada
Severe Drought Torments British Columbia, a Year after Devastating Floods 1022
We Need to Talk about B.C.’s Drought 1022
Severity and Sweep of Canada Prairie Droughts Could Spiral as Climate Changes 0322
Manitoba’s Drought, Worsened by Climate Crisis, Is Upending Prairie Life 0721
What’s behind the Driest Year for Lake Ontario since 1966? 0721
Study Shows Impact of Irrigation on Drought, Climate Change in Alberta 0815
Signs of Drought Appear to Be in Western Canada for the Long Term 0615
Drought - Other Regions
Obama Declares Disaster, as Marshall Islands Suffers Worst-Ever Drought 0416
El Niño Parches Asia Pacific, Destroying Crops and Drying Up Water Sources 0116
1/3 of Papua New Guineans Suffering Drought Crisis 1115
El Niño Threatens Food Supplies in Papua New Guinea 1015
Severe Drought, Floods Destroy Crops in Papua New Guinea Highlands 0915
Papua New Guinea Warns of Worst Drought in 20 Years 0815
Simultaneous Disasters Batter Pacific Islands 0713
Russia Halts Wheat Exports - Panic Ensues 0810
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Drought - General
What’s the Connection between Climate Change and Droughts? 0523 More heat evaporates more water, making drought worse. Global warming also changes Rossby waves that guide weather fronts, so jet stream meanders and stays stuck in a mode (wet or hot & dry) longer.
China, Europe, US Drought - Is 2022 the Driest Year Recorded? 0922
Droughts to Increase Human Migration at Least 200% - 0422
Droughts Begun over Oceans Are Often Worse than Ones Formed over Land 1020
Humans Can Be Blamed for Droughts, and They're About to Get Worse 0519
Water Subsidies Cost the World $456 Billion in 2012, Harm the World's Poor – IMF 0615
Why Fresh Water Shortages Will Cause the Next Great Global Crisis 0315
The Challenge of Hot Drought - Overpeck 1113
Climate Change Will Hit Poor Countries Hardest 0913
Do We Need a Better Yardstick to Measure Severe Droughts 0513
Link Between Global Warming and Drought Questioned 1112
Land Plant Carbon Uptake Reverses 0810
Extreme Droughts by 2030 - 1010
50-Year Droughts Plague World's Breadbaskets - Fry 0309
Droughts thru 2008 & Extreme Droughts by 2030 - Dai 0111 - PDF
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Fires
Total US Wild Fire Acres Burned
Wildfire Smoke Is Eroding Decades of Air Quality Improvements 0923
Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Spewed More CO2, So Far, than Mexico Did in 2021 - 0923
Louisiana Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Wildfires amid Record Heat, Drought 0823
Greece Fights Wild Fires as Heat Blankets Southern Europe 0823
Wildfire Smoke Threatens to Wipe Out Decades of Air Pollution Progress 0823
Wildfires Are Deadliest in over 100 Years. Blame Fuel Buildup, Heat, Winds. 0823
As Syria Burns and Its Economy Collapses, Firefighters Appeal for Support 0823
Wildfire Triggers Race to Evacuate Canada Provincial Capital, Yellowknife 0823
Devastating Hawaii Fires Made ‘Much More Dangerous’ by Climate Change 0823
What Caused the Deadly Maui Fires? 0823 - Amid major drought, high winds driven by a hurricane 800 miles south, interacting with a high pressure system north of Maui.
Maui Wildfires, Fanned by Intense Winds, Force Evacuations, Some into Ocean 0823
Wildfires Burn Swathes of Portugal, as Heat Intensifies Across Iberia 0823
Massive Fire Burning in California & Nevada Is Spawning Dangerous ‘Fire Whirls’ 0823
Greece’s Wildfires Are Burning through Its Natural Carbon Stores 0723
Wildfires Are Set to Triple Canada’s Climate Emissions This Year 0723
‘Like a Blowtorch’ - Mediterranean on Fire as Blazes Spread across 9 Countries 0723
Old People Burn to Death in Their Home as Mediterranean Wildfire Toll Mounts 0723
Climate Inferno Threatens to Turn Athens Into Outpost of Sahara 0723
100s Evacuated due to Forest Fire in Swiss Alps 0723
Canadian Wildfires Burn a Record 39,000 Square Miles, with No End in Sight 0723
Scorching Heat and Canada Wildfires Could Be Tied to ‘Wavy, Blocky’ Jet Stream 0623
It’s Canada’s Worst Fire Season on Record 0623
California Wildfires Are 5 Times Bigger Than They Used to Be 0623
How Climate Change Makes Wildfires Much Worse 0623
Canada’s Wildfires Are Part of Our New Climate Reality 0623
Record Pollution and Heat Herald a Season of Climate Extremes 0623
Wildfires Are Poised to Scorch More Land than Ever in Canada This Year 0623
How Climate Change Is Fueling Fires in Eastern Canada 0523
Nova Scotia Wildfires Are Out of Control, Forcing 16,000 from Their Homes 0523
Canada Forest Fires Are Costly Climate Disaster Missing from Public Accounts 0523
How Wildfire Smoke from Australia Affected Climate Events Around the World 0523
‘Like Nagasaki’- Devastating Wildfires (See Canada) Will Only Get Worse 0523
Spring Wildfires in the Eastern US Got Off to a Roaring Start This Year 0523
Wildfires Rage Across Canada’s Gas Heartland, Shutting Output 0523
More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile 0423
Extreme Wildfires Make Their Own Weather 0323
Increasingly Large and Intense Wildfires Hinder Western Forests’ Regeneration 0323
Why Western US Wildfires Destroyed 246% More Homes & Buildings This Decade 0223
100s of Homes Burned in Massive Wildfire in Chile’s Viña del Mar 1222
Why Seattle Currently Has the Worst Air Quality in the World 1022
Western Wildfires Are Fueling Extreme Weather in Other States 1022
Hotter Summer Nights Affect Everything from Death Rates to Crop Yields to Firefighting 0822
Forest Fires Burn Twice as Many Trees as 2 Decades Ago 0822
Australia Fires Damaged Ozone Layer, Caused Major Warming 0822
China Fights Brush Fires, Extends Power Rationing in Drought 0822
European Forest Fires Release Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions 0822
As Alaska Warms, Fires Burn over (and under) More Wild Land 0822
Tundra Burns Make Alaska’s 2022 Fire Season among the Biggest since 1950 - 0822
Major Wildfire in Spain Forces the Evacuation of 1,500 - 0822
The West’s Forever Fire Season 0822
The Northern Hemisphere Is Baking, as Fires Rip through Europe 0722
Wildfires in Spain, Morocco Produce Record-Breaking Carbon Emissions 0722
Alaska’s June Wildfires Break Records, Fueled by Hot, Dry Weather 0622
Prescribed Burns More Dangerous because of Climate 0622
California’s 2020 Wildfire Pollution Likely Offset Decades of Air Quality Gains 0622
Spain, Germany Battle Wildfires amid Unusual Heat Wave 0622
Wildfire Made Air Pollution in Las Vegas, New Mexico Reach 9 X Healthy Limit 0622
Wildfires in US West Match Climate Projections ‘Eerily’ Well 0622
Is My Home at Risk from Wildfire? This Is How to Find Out 0522
Record Wildfires Threaten to Wreak $200 Billion in Global Damage 0522
Wildfire Torching New Mexico Pine Forests Keeps Growing 0522
Massive Wildfires Helped Fuel Global Forest Losses in 2021 - 0422
Western Wildfires Reverse U.S. Clean Air Gains 0422
Why Tracking Wildfire Smoke Will Be Crucial for Everyone as Earth Warms 0422
Smoke from Pacific Northwest Wildfires Is Erasing Emission Reductions 0422
Deadly ‘Smoke Waves’ from Wildfires Set to Soar 0322
Weather Conditions Continue to Fuel Texas Fires 0322
Recent Mega-Fire Smoke Columns Reach Stratosphere, Threaten Ozone Shield 0322
South Korean Wildfire Destroys 159 Homes, Forces 6,200 to Flee 0322
Smoke from Large Wildfires Seems to Damage the Ozone Layer 0322
Risk of Uncontrollable Wildfires Will Rise and Spread Globally - UN 0222
Wildfires Are Becoming More Intense at Night and Lasting Longer 0222
Southern California to See Steep Hike in Fire Danger due to Warming 0222
‘Total Devastation’ after New Year’s Eve Wildfire Charges thru Towns near Denver 1221 - Fires as winter begins.
What the Numbers Tell Us about a Catastrophic Year of US Wildfires 1221
Wildfires Rip through North-Central Kansas 1221
A Thirstier Atmosphere - Why Fires Are Lasting Longer into the Night 0921 VPD = Vapor Pressure Deficit, wicks moisture
Wildfires Are Accelerating Tree Migration from Climate Change 1121
The Pantanal Is Burning Again. Will It Be Another Devastating Year? 0921
Wildfires Shutter Sequoia National Park and Threaten Famous Ancient Trees 0921
California Fires Are Burning at Higher Elevations than Ever 0921
A Wildfire in Spain Is Uprooting Villages and Razing Forests 0921
Wildfire Smoke Kills People in Cities Far from Fires 0921
The Climate Future We Envisioned Is Already Here in California 0821
Climate Change Fuels More ‘Fire-Prone’ Days beyond U.S. West Coast 0821
Siberia’s Massive Wildfires Are Unlocking Extreme Carbon Pollution 0821
Fires Are Harming California’s Efforts to Curb Climate Change 0821
Algeria Enters Period of Mourning after Wildfires Kill 65 - 0821
Siberia’s Wildfires Are Bigger than All the World’s Other Blazes Combined 0821
Russia Evacuates 2 Villages in Siberia because of Wildfires 0821
Dixie Fire Mushrooms into 2nd-Largest Wildfire in California History 0821
Fire Devours Biggest Greek Island’s Forests; Residents Urged to Flee 0821
Europe Is Burning - 4 Explanations 0821
California’s Largest Wildfire Explodes as Hot Weather Threatens New Blazes 0821
1,000s Flee Fires near Athens, as Greece Endures Its Worst Heat Wave in 30 Years 0821
Utilities Struggle to Keep the Lights on, as Fires and Drought Plague California 0821
‘The Animals Are on Fire,’ Say Devastated Farmers as Wildfires Sweep Turkey 0821
Australian Wildfires Had Bigger Influence on Climate than Lockdowns 0721
Wildfires Scorch Spain and Cause 'Disaster without Precedence' in Sardinia 0721
At Least 85 Wildfires Torch 1.5 Million Acres across Drought-Hit US West 0721
Extreme Fire Behavior Has Erupted in the West – What That Means 0721
As Frozen Land Burns, Siberia Fears that without the Forest, We Don’t Have Life 0721 - outside Yakutsk
American West Stuck in Cycle of ‘Heat, Drought and Fire’, Experts Warn 0721
How Bad Is This Fire Season in California Really Going to Be? 0721
Bootleg Fire Rages through Oregon, Threatening California’s Electricity Supply 0721
US Wildfires’ Increasing Toll on Wildlife 0721
Lytton, B.C., Village at Center of Canada’s Heat Wave, Devastated by Wildfires 0721
Years of Raging Arizona Wildfires Bring Focus onto Climate Change, Drought 0621
Grim Western Fire Season Starts Much Drier than Record 2020 - 0521
Climate Change Could Make Overwinter ‘Zombie’ Fires More Common 0521
California’s Wildfire Season Expands as Wet Season Becomes Compressed 0521
Wildfire Smoke Wiped Out U.S. Pandemic-Related Clean Air Gains in 2020 - 0321
California’s Wildfire Smoke Could Be More Harmful than Vehicle Emissions 0321
How Fires Have Spread to Previously Untouched Parts of the World 0221 - More forest, but less grassland, has burned.
Wildfires Having Devastating Effect on Air Quality in Western US 0121
Vast Wildfires in Siberia Linked to Warming Arctic 1220
Ancient Redwoods Face New Challenge from Wildfires, Warming Climate 1220
Why California’s Winter Wildfires May Get Worse 1220
Australia’s Most Extreme Bushfire Season, Statistically Speaking 1120
Arctic Wildfires Are Lasting Longer and Burning More Intensely 1120
Smoke Cloud from Australian Summer’s Bushfires 3 x Previous Record 1120
Fires in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Jump in October and for Year 1120
Rocky Mountain National Park Closed as Wildfire Explodes across Colorado 1020
California’s Mega Fires Have Arrived 30 Years Early 1020
Colorado’s Cameron Peak Fire Explodes into Biggest Blaze in State History 1020
The Pantanal, the World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Become an Inferno 1020
Wildfires Tear through Drought-Racked Paraguay amid Record Heat 1020 (Pantanal)
It’s Not Just the US West. These Places Are Also on Fire. 0920
Climate Change Has Brought a New Era of Megafire, and We’re Failing to Adapt 0920
Climate Crisis Intensified West Coast Fire Season; It Could Get Worse 0920
Western Wildfires Break Records, with Devastating Toll on Lives and Homes 0920
US Wildfires Could Spark Financial Crisis, Advisory Panel Finds 0920
The Fires Raging Out West Just Preview What Climate Change Is Bringing 0920
Much of the American West Is on Fire 0920
‘Extremely Dangerous’ Fire Threat in West after Historic Weekend Heat 0920
Wildfires Trigger Long-Term Permafrost Thawing 0820
California’s Giant Redwoods Burn in 63,000 Acres Wildfire, Only 5% Contained 0820
California Wildfires Double in Size & Force, Degrade Air Quality; 1,000s Evacuate 0820
Record Arctic Blazes May Herald New Fire Regime Decades Earlier than Expected 0820
Intense Arctic Wildfires Set a Pollution Record 0720
Siberian Fires Have Released a Record Amount of Carbon This Year 0720
Amazon Fires at 13-Year High for June 0720
Rapid Arctic Meltdown in Siberia Alarms Scientists 0720
‘Zombie Fires’ in the Arctic Pump Out Carbon at Record Pace 0720
Oppressive Heat Approaches U.S. in Early July, as Wildfires Burn through Arizona 0720
Wildfires Are Taking an Unexpectedly Huge Toll on America’s Lungs 0620
Alarm at Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Siberia 0620
Arctic Heat Wave Is Reigniting Siberian Tinderbox 0520
Wildfire Ravages Poland’s Largest National Park on Earth Day 0420
'Unprecedented' - More than 20% of Australia's Forests Burnt in Bushfires 0220
Australia's Fire-Driven Storms Are Pumping Smoke into the Stratosphere 0120
Australia’s CO2 Emissions Double due to Unprecedented Bush Fires 0120
Wildfires Are Changing Canada's Boreal Forests 0120
A Fire in Australia Is the Size of Manhattan 0120
Deadly Australian Wildfires Show No Signs of Stopping - What You Should Know 0120
Australia Has Always Had Bushfires, but 2019 Is like Nothing We've Seen Before 1219 - Sydney is in New South Wales (NSW, see graph below).
Australia’s Hottest Day, Its 2nd Straight, Brings ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Conditions 1219
Fire ‘Too Big to Put Out’ May Blanket Sydney, Australia in Smoke for Months 1219
Amazon Fires ‘Quicken Andean Glacier Melt' 1119
Australian Fire Officials Say the Worst Is Yet to Come 1119
Biggest Tropical Wetlands Ravaged by Fires in Brazil 1119
What Happens to Soil Microbes after Wildfire? 1019
How Climate Change Could Shift California’s Santa Ana Winds, Fueling Fires 1019
Amazon Fires Fall Sharply in September, Spread Elsewhere 1019
Indonesian Wildfires Created Respiratory Problems for Nearly 1 Million People 0919
Bolivian Wildfires Destroy 2 Million Hectares (8,000 Square Miles) of Forest 0919
‘It’s Really Close’ - How the Amazon Rainforest Could Self-Destruct 0819
The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia - A World of Fire 0819
Why the Arctic Is Smoldering 0819
If Carbon Offsets Require Forests to Stay Standing, What Happens When the Amazon Is on Fire? 0819
Amazon Fires Could Accelerate Global Warming, Harm Biodiversity for Centuries 0819
Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Is Burning at a Record Rate 0819
Bigger, More Frequent Wildfires Turn Canada’s Boreal Forest into Carbon Source 0819
Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Is Burning at a Record Rate 0819
To Better Grasp Nuclear Winter, Scientists Study Arctic Wildfire Cloud 0819
Siberia Wildfires - Russians Battle to Contain the Blazes 0819
The Bizarre, Peaty Science of Arctic Wildfires 0719 - So far in 2019, Arctic fires have released more CO2 into the air than what Belgium emits annually. That beats the previous ecord, set in 2004—and we’re only in June.
Arctic Wildfires Continue to Burn, Releasing Record Amounts of CO2 - 0719 - The amount of CO2 emitted from Arctic Circle fires in June 2019 is larger than all of the CO2 released from Arctic Circle fires in the same month from 2010 through to 2018 put together.
Arctic Summer 2019 - Record Heat, Dramatic Ice Loss, Raging Wildfires 0719
Major Siberian Cities Choking from Strong Wildfires 0719
California’s Wildfires Are 500% Larger Due to Climate Change 0719
Hawaii Governor Declares Emergency for Maui Wildfires 0719
Seattle Opens Clean Air Centers amid Worsening Smoky Skies from Wildfire 0719
Alaska Chokes on Wildfires as Heat Waves Dry Out the Arctic 0719
Amazon Rainforest on Fire 0719
With Far-North Temperatures Rising, Alaska Tundra Fires Proliferate 0619
Alberta Wildfires Linked to Climate Change 0619
Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay 0619
German Forest Fire Risk Spikes amid High Temperatures, Drought 0419
The UK Has Already Had More Wildfires in 2019 than Any Year on Record 0419
Record Australian Heat Brings Fire to a Scorched Land 0319
Wildfire Scientists Brace for Hotter, More Flammable Future 1218
Due to Wildfires, California Now Has the Most Polluted Cities in the World 1118
Mega-Fires More Frequent Because of Climate Change and Forest Management 1118
The Worst Is Yet to Come for California’s Wildfires 1118
Northern California Wildfire Threatens Homes, Closes Key Highway 0918
2018 Now Worst Fire Season on Record, as B.C. Extends State of Emergency 0818
How Wildfires Can Affect Climate Change (and Vice Versa) 0818
Wildfire Smoke Chokes Out Large Swath of Alberta 0818
Fire, Weather Data - 'The Warmer It Is, the More Fire We See.’
Sydney's Bushfire Season Now Starts in Winter 0818
How Climate Change Is Making B.C.’s Wildfire Season Hotter, Longer, Drier 0818
California Fire Explodes in Size, Is Now Largest in State History 0818
Science Says Record Heat, Fires Worsened by Climate Change 0718
‘Serious Health Effects' of Wildfire Smoke across Western US, Warm Experts 0818
California Is Burning Before Our Eyes 0718
Many Killed in Forest Fires near Athens 0718
Barents Region Is on Fire 0718
Wildfires In The U.S. Are Getting Bigger 0718
Drought Creates a Perfect Storm for Wildfires in U.S. West 0718
Why Hot Summer Nights Getting Hotter Is a Health and Wildfire Risk 0718
The West Is Burning, and It’s Barely July 0718
Thinning Clouds Increase California’s Wildfires 0618
How Surging Wildfire Smoke Is Affecting Climate and Health 0518
Climate Change, Wildfire, and the Future of Forests 0418 - Many forests do not regenerate aafter fires. The new local climate requires different trees, or savannah or grasslands. Forest most up mountains.
Greenland’s Biggest Fire Is a ‘Warning’ for Its Future 0418 - Black soot from fires will accelerate ice melting.
In 20 Years, Wildfires Will Be 6 Times Larger 0318
Some Forests Are Not Growing Back after Wildfires, Research Finds 1217
In California’s Wildfires, a Looming Threat to Climate Goals 1217
We Can’t Talk about the Los Angeles Fires without Talking about Climate Change 1217
How Climate Change Is Impacting the American West Right Now 1217
Change in the Air 1117 - mostly about industrial pollution, indoors. But forest fires killed 100,000 in Indonesia in 2015, releasing more CO2 than India and Japan combined.
Breathing Fire 1117 - health impacts of smoke inhalation from recent US forest fires
Record Amazon Fires Stun Scientists; Sign of Sick, Degraded Forests 1017
Napa Fires Make San Francisco Air Worse than Beijing 1017
California's Wildfires - Record-Hot Summer, Wet Winter Create Explosive Mix 1017
A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires 1017
Cost of Fighting U.S. Wildfires Topped $2 Billion in 2017 - 0917
Fires, Heat Waves, Hurricanes - Why This Summer's Extreme Weather Is Here to Stay 0917
Extreme Wildfires Could Lead to Long-Term Lung Damage in the US 0917
Potent Mix of Record Heat and Dryness Fuels Wildfires Across the West 0917
Wildfires across US West, amid Record Heat, Force 1,000s to Flee Their Homes 0917
Deadly Tennessee Fire Could Become ‘New Normal’ 0817
Ancient Trees Reveal Relationship between Climate Change, Wildfires 0817
Ice and Fire - Large Blaze Burns in Greenland for 2 Weeks 0817
Climate Change Sets the World on Fire 0817
Wildfires Rage On Untamed in Greece, Portugal and Corsica 0817
'Unusual' Greenland Wildfires Right Now Are Linked to Peat 0817
After France and Portugal, Spain Battles Forest Fires 0717
Heat and Drought Feed Wildfires in Italy, Threaten Beaches near Rome 0717
B.C. Wildfires Displace Nearly 40,000, as Williams Lake Evacuates 0717
Longer, Fiercer Fire Seasons the New Normal with Climate Change 0717
Climate Change Expected to Fuel Larger Forest Fires — if It Hasn't Already 0717
Led by Siberia, Earth's Boreal Forests Burn at Unprecedented Rates 0617
Wildfires Dumped a Huge Amount of Soot atop Greenland’s Ice Sheet 0617
Fires Rise in Arctic, as 'Lightning Follows the Warming’ 0617
Wildfires, Once Rare in the Great Plains, Have More than Tripled in 30 Years 0617
What a Wet Winter Means for Wildfire Season 0617
Future of Fighting Wildfires in the Era of Climate Change 0417 - not enough resources to fight most of them
Australia Battles 50 Fires in Heat Wave, Sparking Warning, Blackout Fears 0217
Chile Battles Worst Wildfires in Its Modern History 0117
Hazier Days in the High Country, Western U.S., due to Drought and Forest Fires 0117
Drought-Fueled Wildfire ‘Apocalypse' Hits Tennessee 1116
Chile Battles Raging Wildfires Fueled by Heat Wave, Winds 1116
Drought, Fires Reach Crisis Level in North Carolina 1116
Climate Change behind Surge in Western Wildfires 1016
Indonesian Islamic Council Issues Fatwa on Forest Fires 0916
Alarming Number of Fires in the Brazilian Amazon 0916
‘Smoke Waves’ Will Affect Millions in Coming Decades 0816
Wildfire Smoke Problem Intensifies with Climate Change 0816
Cruel Summer - Floods, Fires and Heat 0816
California's Wildfire Season and Air Quality to Get Worse 0816
As Peat Bogs Burn, a Climate Threat Rises 0816
Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions- Cows Expel Gas so They Don’t Explode 0816
Russian Wildfires Put Key Climate Change Resource at Risk 0716
Huge Swaths of Russia's Forests Are Ablaze, in Possible Record Fire Season 0716
These Peat Fires Are Huge, Hidden and Harmful. What Can We Do? 0616
Wildfires Engulfing the West Coast Are Fueled by Climate Change 0616
Dry Amazon Could See Record Fire Season 0616
Forest Fires Can Heat Up the Whole Planet 0616 - Northern (boreal) forest fires put carbon in the air not only from standing trees, but also from peat, while they thaw permafrost, for still more carbon emissions.
Raging Wildfires in the Southwest Stretch Resources 0616
Spike in Alaska Wildfires Is Worsening Global Warming 0616
Fort McMurray Fire’s Stunning Pulse of Carbon to the Atmosphere 0516
Smoke over Sydney - Welcome to the Autumn of the Future 0516
Wildfire Fighters Warn 2016 Could Be Bad in California, Average in Other States 0516
Global Warming to Spur More Fires in Alaska, in Turn Causing More Warming 0516
Fort McMurray Blaze Set the Stage for Even Bigger, Hotter Wildfires 0516
Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest 0516
'Perfect Storm' of El Niño and Warming Boosted Alberta Fires 0516
Fort McMurray Wildfire Forces 1/4 of Canada’s Oil Output Off-Line 0516
Here’s the Climate Context for the Fort McMurray Wildfire 0516
U.S. Wildfires Just Set an Amazing and Troubling New Record 0116
2015 Now USA's Costliest Wildfire Season on Record 1215
Indonesia Blazes Threaten Endangered Orangutans 1115
Indonesian Fires Are Pouring Huge Amounts of Carbon into the Atmosphere 1015 - peat +. CO2 > Germany's, Japan’s.
Alaskan Wildfires Could Make Global Warming Worse 1015. Soils, permafrost too.
Bushfire Burns Out of Control, as Victoria Swelters in Record Early Spring Heat 1015
Tinderbox of the World - the World’s Northern Forests 1015
Study Finds Severe Blazes Less Common in Today's Forests 0915
Snowy Canada Endures Drought, Heat, Fires as Planet Gets Warmer 0815
Fires in West Have Residents Gasping on the Soot Left Behind 0915
Smoke Continues to Thicken the Air in Southern Alberta 0815
Massive Wildfires by Lake Baikal Send Soot to Arctic, Greenland 0815
Alaska's Permafrost Threatened by Intense Fires as Climate Changes 0815
How Megafires Are Remaking American Forests 0815
Stunning 5 Million Acres Have Now Burned in Alaskan Wildfires This Year 0815
Dry Days Bring Ferocious Start to Fire Season 0815
Beneath Alaskan Wildfires, a Hidden Threat- Long-Frozen Carbon's Thaw 0715
Climate Change Is Lengthening Wildfire Seasons across Globe 0715
As Alaska Burns, Anchorage Sets New Records for Heat and Lack of Snow 0715
Alaska’s vertical axis, below at right, goes to 3 million acres
.
Burning Olympics Rain Forest Raises Concern about Future 0715
Wildfires Threaten Thousands of Homes in Southern California 0615
Alaska Wildfires - 'Explosive' Flames Force Evacuations 0615
How Wildfires Can Worsen Climate Change 0515
Intense Wildfire Season Expected in West 0515
Will California's Ambitious Climate Goals Go Up in Smoke? 0515
Now, Every Day Is Fire Season in Drought-Era California 0415
Chile Declares Forest Fires Alert 0315
Early Start to Wildfire Season 0215
Rise in Wildfires May Resurrect Chernobyl's Radiation 0215
Climate Change Could Bring More Disease, Crop Damage, Fires to Colorado 0215
Australian Firefighters Battle Worst Bushfire in Decades 0115
Fire Season Starts Early, and Fiercely 0514
Southwest US Struggles to Adapt to Year-Round Fire Season 0514
Absolutely a Link Between Climate Change and Australian Wildfires 1013
California Fights Wildfire, Expects More in Drought Emergency 0114
New South Wales Bushfires- Pollution Levels Soar 50-fold 1013
Rising Number of US Homes at Risk from Wildfires 1013
Season of Smoke: Changing Climate Leads To Bigger, Smokier Wildfires 1013
Wildfires & Air Pollution, A Hidden Hazard 1013
Why Big, Intense Wildfires Are the New Normal 0813
Yosemite Fire Example of How Droughts Amplify Wildfires 0813
Wildfire Alert Heightened as Blazes Char Western US 0813
Fires, Smoke, Floods Are Drawbacks of Alaska's Hot Summer 0813
Why Alaska's Boreal Forests Are Becoming More Flammable 0713
Once Resilient, Trees In US West Now More Vulnerable To Fires 0713
National Farmers' Union Warns of Grass Fires, as British Heat Continues 0713
Climate Change Forces US Forest Service to Shift Strategy on Larger Fires 0713
Rising Temps, Shrinking Snowpack Fuel Western Wildfires 0713
Wildfires May Have Bigger Role in Global Warming 0713
Once Trees Killed by Beetles Drop Their Needles, Flammability Drops Too 0713
Expect Bigger, Fiercer Wildfires in West 0713
Wind-Whipped Fire Burns Near Yosemite 0613
Singapore, Malaysia Choke as Illegal Indonesia Forest Fires Rage 0613
Colorado Is Burning Even Worse Than Last Year 0613
Wildfire Smoke a Rising Health Concern with Climate Change 0613
Jerry Brown Blames Climate Change for California Fires 0513
Dry Winter, Warming Trend Foretell Wildfire Danger 0513
Fires Burn More Fiercely as Northern Forests Warm 0413
Feds Project Climate Change Will Double Wildfire Risk in Forests 0413
Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal 0213
Bark Beetle Isn’t Wildfire Culprit 0113
Australia Braces for Catastrophic Wildfire Day 0113
US Forest Fire Area to Double by 2050 1212
Top 3 Wildfire Hot Spot, SE Australia 0812
Climate Change to Bring More Wildfires Soon 0612
Northern Wildfires Threaten Runaway Climate Change 1210
Dense Wildfire Smog Grips Moscow in Heat Wave 0810
Lots More Yosemite Fires from Warming 1109
Australian Wildfires Kill At Least 84 People 0209
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Deserts
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization 0723
Sandstorm Wave Sweeps Middle East, Sending 1,000s to Hospitals 0522
Iraqis Choke Under a Blanket of Dust as Sandstorms Sweep the Country 0522
A Slow-Motion Climate Disaster - Brazil's Spread of Barren Land 1221
Mesopotamia – From Cradle to Grave 1021 - From cradle of civilization 5,000 years ago, to a desert too hot for humans to survive in.
Desertification Is Turning the Earth Barren – but a Solution Is Still within Reach 0921
India’s Food Bowl Heads toward Desertification 0820
Desertification Is a Serious Threat to Southern Europe 0719 - Spain, Italy, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Cyprus. 18% of Spain is at high risk of becoming irreversibly desert.
Slowing Climate Change Could Reverse Drying in the Subtropics 0219
The Sahara Is Growing, Thanks in Part to Climate Change 0318
1/4 of Land Will Be Drier, even Desertified, under 2°C Warming by 2050 - 0118
One Meal a Day, as Lake Chad Vanishes 0617
Sahel Countries Race against Time to Re-Green Africa's Spreading Desert 1116
Rapidly Warming Mediterranean Headed for Desertification 1016
Living in China’s Expanding Deserts 1016
In a Parched Corner of Xinjiang, Ancient Water Tunnels Are Running Dry 0916
Will the Great Salt Lake Be Reduced to Dust? 0216
China Needs More Efforts in Curbing Desertification, Despite Its Progress 1215
Desertification - the People Whose Land Is Turning to Dust 1115
Spread of Drylands Will Hit Poor Nations Hardest 1115
70 Million Nigerians Affected by Desertification, Drought 0915
Drought, Expanding Deserts and ‘Food for Jihad' Drive Mali's Conflict 0415
Study Predicts Global Warming Will See Australian Deserts Grow Bigger 0215
Great Wall of Trees Keeps China's Deserts at Bay 1214
Water Woes in Lima - a Glimpse of Our Future? 1214 Lima receives 2 inches of rain per year.
Can America's Desert Cities Adapt Before They Dry Out And Die? 1214 Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, etc.
Desertification Threatening Fertile Lands Worldwide 0814
Can Deserts Stop Global Warming? No, But They Help 0414
Desertification Crisis Affecting 168 Countries 0413
Struggling to Force the Sahara Back 0413
When the Desert Devours the Lake 0413
Deserts Spread Like Cancer in Middle East 0410
Deserts Grow from 18% to 27% of China 0408 - short version of the story just below
Deserts Grow 50% in China 0308
Deserts & Troposphere Expand 0606
Dangers
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater like There’s No Tomorrow 0823
Here’s Where Water Is Running Out in the World — and Why 0823 - take 1 on study
Extreme Water Stress Faced by Countries Home to 1/4 of World Population 0823 - take 2
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization 0723 
Climate Inferno Threatens to Turn Athens Into Outpost of Sahara 0723
Shrinking Inland Seas Expose Salty Particulates and More 0623
Drought Is on the Verge of Becoming the Next Pandemic 0623
Day Zero for Water Threatens Uruguay’s Capital 0623
A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River from Going Dry, for Now 0523
Water Theft Proves Lucrative in a Dangerously Dry World 0423
As Earth Warms, More ‘Flash Droughts’ Suck Soil, Plants Dry 0423
Global Fresh Water Demand Will Outstrip Supply by 40% by 2030 - 0323
Why the Badly Needed Rains in California Could Fuel Catastrophic Fires 0223
Wet Winter Won’t Fix Colorado River Woes 0223
Crisis on the Rio Grande 0123 - cracked mud riverbed all the way downstream to Albuquerque, the river's 2nd largest city and largest in New Mexico
After Comeback, Southern Iraq’s Marshes Are Now Drying Up 0123
Great Salt Lake Will Disappear in 5 Years without Massive ‘Emergency Rescue’ 0123
Fear ‘Complete Doomsday Scenario’ for Drought-Stricken Colorado River 1222
Over 600 Million Africans at Risk of Severe Droughts due to Climate Change 0922
Could the Drying Up of Europe’s Great Rivers Be the New Normal? 0922
Drifting Toward Disaster - the (2nd) Rio Grande 0922
The Heat Wave Crushing the West Previews Farmworkers’ Hot Future 0922
The World’s Rivers, Canals, and Reservoirs Are Turning to Dust 0822
China Drought Causes Yangtze to Dry Up, Sparking Hydropower Shortage 0822
Water Resources to Become Less Predictable with Climate Change 0722
How the Dust Bowl 90 Years Ago Prophesied Our Climate-Ravaged Future 0622
‘Consequences Will Be Dire’ - Chile’s Water Crisis Is Reaching Breaking Point 0622
The Vanishing Rio Grande – Warming Takes Its Toll 0622
Is My Home at Risk from Wildfire? This Is How to Find Out 0522 - Maps of this are above, under Fires.
Report Warns London and Other World Cities Face Rising Risk of Drought 0522
California Braces for Extreme Summer Drought after Dismal Wet Season 0522
US Southwest Drought and Fires Are a Window to Our Climate Change Future 0522
West’s Megadrought Delivers Another Blow - Saving Glen Canyon Dam 0522
Record Low Water Levels Reveal Body in Barrel at Lake Mead 0522
Lake Powell Officials’ Stark Choice in West's Megadrought - Water or Electricity 0422
Droughts to Increase Human Migration at Least 200% - 0422
Mega-Drought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer 0422
Europe Faces a Future of Extreme Droughts 0422
Arizona’s Future Water Shock 0322
Deadly ‘Smoke Waves’ from Wildfires Set to Soar 0322
China Is Running Out of Water. That’s Scary for Asia. 1221 - 7% of world’s watere for 20% of the people. Large-scale diversions may have reaches their limits. Dam-building in China deprives Thailand and Laos of water. Desertification gobbles large chunks of China's land. Water-related energy shortfalls have become common across China.
A Slow-Motion Climate Disaster - Brazil's Spread of Barren Land 1221
Mesopotamia – From Cradle to Grave 1021
U.N. Weather Agency Says World Ill-Prepared for Looming Water Crisis 1021
As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future without Water 0921
A Thirstier Atmosphere - Why Fires Are Lasting Longer into the Night 0921
Cerrado Desertification - Savanna Could Collapse within 30 Years 0721
U.N. Warns Drought May Be 'the Next Pandemic’ 0621
60% of World’s Rivers Stop Flowing for at Least One Day a Year 0621
Extreme Drought and Fire Risk May Double by 2060 - 0121
More than 3 Billion People Affected by Water Shortages 1120
Australia’s Inland Rivers, Pulse of the Outback, to Be Unrecognizable by 2070 - 0920
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of ‘Megadrought’ 0720
World Population Facing Water Stress Could Double by 2050 as Climate Warms 0620
Australia's Water Is Vanishing 0620
Dust Bowl Conditions of 1930s Now More than Twice as Likely to Recur 0520
Amazon Rainforest Likely Drier, More Fire-Prone This Year 0420
Future Droughts May ‘Eclipse’ Those of the Past 0420
Global Warming Threatens to Dry Out Europe’s Crop Fields 0420
Amazon Tipping Point Puts Brazil’s Agribusiness, Energy Sector at Risk 0220
India’s Ominous Future - Too Little Water, or Far Too Much 1119
Local Water Scarcity Spilling Over into Global Crisis 1119
Thirsty Future Ahead as Climate Change Explodes Plant Growth 1119
What Happens When the Amazon Forest Disappears? 1019
Billions Face Food, Water Shortages over Next 30 Years, as Nature Fails 1019
India’s Ghost Villages - Food and Water Scarcity Forcing Many to Leave 0819
Extreme Water Stress Affects 1/4 of Earth's Population 0819
Desertification Is a Serious Threat to Southern Europe 0719 - Spain, Italy, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Cyprus. 18% of Spain is at high risk of becoming irreversibly desert.
England Could Run Short of Water within 25 Years 0319
The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits. Will the Colorado Run Dry? 0119
Warming Winters, Dwindling Sierra Nevada Snowpack Squeeze California Water Resources 1218
Cape Town Should Brace for More Severe Droughts than It Had in 2018 - 1218
Colorado River Is Drying Up for 40 Million Americans Who Depend on It 1218
In the U.S. Southwest, ‘Drought’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story 0718 - “aridification” - changing toward desert
How Climate Change Is Worsening Nigeria’s Long-Running Land Conflict 0618 - aridification
Water Shortages to Be the Environmental Challenge of the Century, NASA Warns 0518
Tehran Faces Crisis, as Iran’s Water Supply Runs Low 0618
It's So Dry, Forests Across the Southwest Are Closing 0618
As Warming Continues, Hot Drought Becomes the Norm, Not an Exception 0518
Water Shortages Could Affect 5 Billion People by 2050, UN Report Warns 0318
Water Crises Could Be Coming to Your Backyard 0318
Shrinking Mountain Snowpack, Drier Summers Spell Trouble for Vancouver Water Supply 0318
Water-Stressed Beijing Exhausts Its Options 0318
Western Canada's Risk of Water Shortages Rising 0318
1/4 of Land Will Be Drier, even Desertified, under 2°C Warming by 2050 - 0118
Australia Could Suffer from Droughts, Heat Waves as the Tropical Zone Expands 0717
Drylands Will Suffer if World Reaches 2°C 0417
They expand from 40% to 56% of Earth’s land surface.
Vanishing Nile Faces a Multitude of Threats 0417 - Salination in Egypt’s delta, huge Blue Nile dam
Dead Sea Warns of Unprecedented Drought 0317
World Water Day - 1 in 4 Children Will Live with Water Scarcity by 2040 - 0317
Amazon Jungle Faces Death Spiral of Drought and Deforestation, Warn Scientists 0317
Source of Mekong, Yellow and Yangtze Rivers Drying Up 0317
Global Warming Is Shrinking Colorado River, Vital to 40 Million People 0217
La Paz Adapts to a World without Water 0217
Mexico City, Parched and Sinking, Faces a Water Crisis 0217
When Climate Change Starts Wars 0217 - Central Asia becomes a tinder box as water is scarcer.
How Climate Change in Central Asia Threatens to Spark Regional Conflict 0117
A Witness to Iran’s Intensifying Struggle with Climate Change 0117
Bolivian Water Crisis as Glaciers Vanish 1116
How Big Droughts, Forest Fires Could Be the New Normal in Appalachia 1116
Rapidly Warming Mediterranean Headed for Desertification 1016
Climate Change Killing East Africa’s Water Resources, UN Warns 1016
U.S. Southwest Faces 99% Risk of 'Megadroughts' due to Climate Change 1016
California's Drought Could Continue for Centuries 0916
Increased Drought Could See Londoners Queueing for Water 0916
How Can We Better Value Water, as Global Shortages Threaten Economies? 0916
What Happens to the Great Plains When the Water's Gone? 0716
Stressed Indus River Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supplies 0616
Water Scarcity Could Impact West Asian Credit Ratings 0616
Why Climate Change Matters - Water 0516
Global Water Shortages to Deliver ‘Severe Hit' to Economies, World Bank Warns 0516
Food System Shock - Climate Change's Greatest Threat to Civilization 0416
By 2050, Asia at High Risk of Severe Water Shortages 0416
Delta Drought Gives Glimpse into Bleak Future for Mighty Mekong 0416
We’re Running Out of Water, and the World’s Powers Are Very Worried 0416
Small Islands to Face a Freshwater Scarcity 0416
Will the Great Salt Lake Be Reduced to Dust? 0216
21st Century US ‘Dustbowl' Risk Assessed 0216
4 Billion People Face Severe Water Shortages in Some Months 0216
Southwest U.S. May Have Entered a ‘Drier Climate State’ 0216
World 'Faces Food Shortages and Mass Migration' Caused by Global Warming 1215
Climate Change Is Darkening Seattle’s Water Forecast 0915
Central Asia to Experience Water Crisis in 35 Years 0915
Middle East, Israel to be Water Scarce by 2040 - 0815
South Africa’s Water Security in Peril 0815
Asia’s Water Supply under Threat from Climate Change 0815
Water Insecurity Costs Global Economy Billions a Year 0415
Why Fresh Water Shortages Will Cause the Next Great Global Crisis 0315
Unprecedented 21st Century Drought Risk in the American Southwest and Central Plains - Cook 0215 - PDF
US 'at Risk of Mega-Drought Future’ 0215 - summary of above
Rise in Wildfires May Resurrect Chernobyl's Radiation 0215
Scientists See Shrinking California Snowpack as a Harbinger 0115
How Climate Change Helped ISIS 1014
Drying Amazon Could Be Major Carbon Concern 1014
Is World War Water Looming? 1014
There's a Big Leak In America's Water Tower 0814
Pakistan's Largest City Thirsts for a Water Supply 0814
Growing Pains of China's Agricultural Water Needs 0614
As Mountain Snow Fails and Glaciers Melt, Pakistan Faces Water Threats 0514
Water Goes ‘Missing' with Snow Loss 0514
China’s Thirsty Coal Industry Guzzles Precious Water 0514
Peak Water and Food Scarcity 0114
With or Without $2 Billion, Water Woes Here to Stay 1113
What Happens When the World Dries Out 1113
North China Is Running Out of Water, Remedies May Be Disaster 1013
How Do We Balance Needs of Energy, Water, and Climate? 1113
In a Hot, Thirsty Energy Business, Water Is Prized 1013
Will Fracking Suck California Dry? 1013
Warming Will Worsen Water Scarcity 0913
Looming US Water Crisis 0713 - see above
California Snowpack Outlook Grim for Water Supply 1112
Water Shortages to Threaten US Security 0312
Climate Change to Reduce US Southwest Water Supply 0411
Groundwater Depletion Perilously Accelerates Worldwide 0910
UK Embodied Water Imports Threaten 3rd World 0410
Water More Vital Than Oil - Details 0209
Water More Vital Than Oil, Shortages Loom 0209
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Atmosphere Changes
Tropic Arid Belts Expand 140 Miles 1207
Tropic Belts Widened 140 Miles - Seidel (& Fu, Randel, Reichler) 1207 - PDF
Troposphere Expanded 0606 - PDF
Misc.
Warming Doesn't Dry Out Drylands. Heat Draws in Water Clouds from Oceans. 0121
Parched Lanzhou, China Plans to Pipe Water 1,000 Km from Russia’s Lake Baikal 0317
NASA Launches Satellite to Monitor Planet’s Soil Moisture Content 0115
Lack of Drinking Water Is Killing More Nigerians Than Boko Haram 0115
Southern California Rain Will Stay the Same with Climate Change, Says Study 1214
Could Desalination Solve California’s Water Problem? 1014
Clear Skies Could Empty Rivers 1014
Climate Change Reflected in Altered Missouri River Flow, USGS Says 0814
Could a Toilet Reinvention Help Save $260 Billion Worldwide? 0314
Water Shortages Could Dry Up Shale Gas Craze 1113
Frackers Guzzle Water as Texas Goes Thirsty 0913
US Cities Quench Growing Thirst with Saltwater 0913
Costly Desalinization Slakes Some North China Thirst 0213
Making 50 Rainstorms in Abu Dhabi 0111
Water Scarcity & Climate Change - Investors 0209 - PDF
Browning of Earth Began in 1994 0805
Browning of Earth Began in 1994 - Fung 0805 - PDF
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