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It may feel like the world is on fire this summer. But that’s not the case everywhere

More than three-quarters of the global emissions from the burning of plant material comes from Africa and Asia

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices

The contiguous United States is experiencing record drought levels for this time of year, according to weather data

The Independent UK · Apr 18

Warming causes more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains and scientists say that's a problem

A new study says climate change is turning major snowfalls into more extreme rain over mountains, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year and long-term water shortages

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

There's a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame

The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to "severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers."

WEKU · Jun 17, 2022

The wildfires burning in the Southwest are bad but 'not unprecedented'

Experts say the Southwestern U.S. is drier than it's been in some 1,200 years, which is one of, but not the only, drivers of the large infernos burning in New Mexico.

WEKU · May 16, 2022

With water running out, California sees no relief from drought thanks to La Niña

LOS ANGELES — Heat waves. Severe drought. Extreme wildfires.

Los Angeles Times · May 6, 2022

Research reveals a curious link between wildfires and water in the American West

In a new study, scientists found increased streamflow following wildfires in the western US has surprising effects on water supply.

Inverse · Feb 23, 2022

As drought lingers, larger and more destructive wildfires pose new threats to water supply

LOS ANGELES — Already diminished by drought and extreme heat, California’s water supply will face yet another peril as wildfires continue to incinerate ever larger areas of forested land, according to new research.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2022

US west ‘megadrought’ is worst in at least 1,200 years, new study says

Human-caused climate change significant driver of destructive conditions as even drier decades lie ahead, researchers say

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2022

Western megadrought is worst in 1,200 years, intensified by climate change, study finds

LOS ANGELES — The extreme dryness that has ravaged the American West for more than two decades now ranks as the driest 22-year period in at least 1,200 years, and scientists have found that this megadrought is being intensified by humanity’s heating of the planet.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 14, 2022