Home Search
drought - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Winter Rains Cured California’s Three-Year Drought and Summer’s Record Heat Didn’t Bring a New One
By late January of this year, a remarkable thing had occurred in the normally thirsty state of California. Aside from splotches of land on...
Drought-Stricken Italian River Produced World-Record Catfish Caught (and Released) in May
A professional Italian fisherman just reeled a 9-foot catfish out of a river that just last year was suffering so badly from Europe's heatwave...
Utah and California Snowpacks Break All Previous Records–Will Completely Alleviate Droughts
The desert state of Utah is experiencing "a year to remember" in terms of snowfall, with every single part of the state experiencing 130%...
Near-Record Snowfall in California Mountains Might Reverse State’s Historic Drought
Europe isn't the only place that's experiencing unusual winter weather. California's snowfall in the mountains this year is nearly double the seasonal average, giving...
Getting Plants ‘Drunk’ Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research
Main crop plants thrived when their soil was soaked in ethanol alcohols even after two weeks without water, report scientists.
Climate change may be affecting...
California Begins Covering Canals with Solar Panels to Fight Drought
State utilities in California are preparing to launch a pilot project to cover California's irrigation canals in solar panels.
The decision was influenced by a...
Watch How Texas Man Found Huge Dinosaur Tracks in Riverbed Dried From Drought
Droughts aren't all bad. Sometimes the receding of rivers reveals amazing things, such as the tracks of a meat-eating giant that roamed Cretaceous-Era Texas...
Man Stores Rainwater Since 1976 and Has 6,000 Liters to Get Through Drought
Even though the English government recently announced a ban on garden hose watering in the west of the country, Peter Harden has kept right...
Good Gardening Week 5: How do You Protect From Drought? Is it Bad Where You Are?
Welcome back to Good Gardening! In our Week 4 discussion, we wanted to know which zone our Good Gardeners were working from, and what were the...
Farmer Thrives by Growing Gluten-free Grain Needing No Water During Drought
What doesn't need irrigation, requires no pesticides, and needs only a third of the fertilizer of wheat?
It's a potential big-problem-solving grain called sorghum, which...
Common Weed May Be ‘Super Plant’ That Holds Key to Drought-Resistant Crops
A drought-proof weed may hold the key to feeding the world, according to new research.
The common plant known as purslane, harbors important clues about...
Iraqi Drought Reveals Stunning 3,400-Year-Old City Covered By Tigris River
German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered an ancient metropolis of the Mittani Empire once submerged below the Tigris River. The settlement was revealed when...
Destroyed by Fire, Drought, and Dust Storms, These Australian Marshes Needed Only Two Years to Completely Recover
In 2019, drought choked off the Macquarie River in Australia, and fires swept through the marshes which it fed and left firefighters helpless to...
Mexico Led the Way For 7 US States to Cooperate in Sharing Water Amid the 22-Year Drought
The story of the Southwest suffering under the second-driest period in 1,200 years is being turned into another one, of cooperation and dedication to...
Wombats Hailed as Heroes for Digging Down Under, Revealing Water Well During Drought
In New South Wales, local wombats are helping dozens of other species find water as the country sizzles under severe drought.
The cuddly-looking animals invaded...
After Five Years of Drought, Kenyan Region Finally Gets Clean Water Thanks to Solar-Powered Saltwater Plant
The plant can produce enough water for 35,000 people every day—which means that villagers will no longer have to drink dirty saltwater.
Prisoners Are Finding Purpose–and Rehabilitation–By Caring for Lambs for Drought-Stricken Farmers
Not only does the program help to alleviate stress for struggling farmers, it also teaches Australian inmates about agriculture and livestock.
Businessman Uses Nature’s Wisdom to Transform Drought-ruined Texas Hills into Lush Landscape
What was once an abandoned landscape of waterless scrubland has been transformed into a lush green oasis—thanks to the business acumen of a nature-lover...
Drought-Proof ‘Cooling Houses’ Use Saltwater and Cardboard to Grow Tons of Healthy Produce in the Desert
Just ten square miles of these plantations could produce enough crops and vegetables to feed a country of four million people.
California is Finally Drought-Free After 7 Years and They’re Being Rewarded With a Butterfly Boom
The abundant winter weather has also resulted in the state's second wildflower super bloom in just a few short years.