Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...

More information: Caitlin E Moore et al, Biophysical response of a coastal woodland to extreme water deficit during a year of record-breaking heat, Environmental Research Letters (2025).

In 2023, for example, heavy one-day rains from Mediterranean storm Daniel caused massive flooding across eastern Libya that overwhelmed two dams, sending a wall of water through the coastal city ...

From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather By Tammy Webber and Donavan Brutus, Associated Press Monday, March 24, 2025 | 7:22 a.m.