Miami’s drought wake-up call: Everglades restoration is our water insurance
Restoration ensures residents receive quality drinking water and yields other dividends to climate-vulnerable Miami.
Tag: drought
Drought turns southeastern US into ‘tinderbox’ as wildfires rage
Weather extremes fuel wildfires that have burned through tens of thousands of acres across Florida and other states.
Want a resilient South Florida? Start with the Everglades, then your front yard
Replacing thirsty turf grass with native vegetation helps protects the Everglades and our water supply.
Why the Southeast is burning – extreme drought is only part of the reason
As global temperatures rise, the frequency of drought conditions in the Southeast will increase.
Suwannee River named one of America’s 10 ‘most endangered’ waterways
The designation was based on factors such as agricultural pollution and water withdrawals affecting the Suwannee.
The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?
Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather ...
Severe US drought undermined Gulf fisheries, raising food security concerns
Research found that drought-driven reductions in Mississippi River flow limited nutrient delivery to coastal waters.
Three ways climate change affects mental health – and why the story is more hopeful than it might seem
Feeling worried about climate change can also motivate people to take meaningful action.
The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
Dry reservoirs, sinking cities, crop failures, water rationing and more frequent wildfires are among the consequences.
From the Amazon’s frontline to COP30: What we saw, and what the US chose to abandon
In November, our team traveled more than 2,560 miles on the Amazon River to film a climate documentary.