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Mexico has been at odds with the US for years about a long-running treaty which requires it to supply its neighbour with billions of gallons of water.
For the first time, countries now have a shared way to understand whether the world is actually improving at adapting to climate impacts.
A major atmospheric river brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, yet the snow and water supply still suffered. It’s a growing problem.
Schools are closing and hospitals are admitting patients suffering from lung diseases as Tehran and other Iranian cities face a severe air pollution crisis.
Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.
Bangladesh’s ratification of the UN Water Convention could increase the nation’s legal clout in transboundary water governance.
Without market data, countries can’t address hunger and food insecurity.
From drought to soil degradation and environmental pollution, why does society overlook the most impactful disasters?
The focus on price stability is making the food supply less resilient to shocks.
New research has found that a two-year drought can have the same economic impact on a region as a one percentage point increase in the unemployment rate.
South Africa’s G20 presidency is working on getting communities ready to survive disasters.
Drought adversely affects the mental health of Ghanaian farmers.
The drought has been linked to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a natural climate pattern. A new study finds global warming is now influencing that natural phenomenon.
When climate scientists look at the unfolding drought in southern Australia, they see three phases: flash drought, leading to green drought and then fodder drought.
Long-standing water-use agreements allocate more water than the river and its basin actually contain, forcing users to cut back and face future shortages as well.
What do the next few months hold, weather-wise? For clues, we can look to the oceans around Australia.
Parts of California are seeing fire season start more than 10 weeks earlier now than in the 1990s.
Plant roots don’t just take from soil; they shape it.
As floods and droughts grow deadlier, ancient wisdom from Korea’s rain gauge and India’s harvesting traditions reminds us why the world needs a UN Rain Day.
Top contributors
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology