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The northeastern United States has been experiencing a prolonged drought, causing reservoirs to dry up and increasing the risk of wildfires. Politicians have implemented water-saving measures…
overview New Jersey’s governor issued a drought warning Wednesday. State officials said the state is experiencing the driest conditions in nearly 120 years, prompting an increase…
Wildfires in the tropics caused a slight increase in CO2 emissions, but most of that was due to burning fossil fuelsCarl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images Carbon dioxide…
overview Much of the Northeast is in drought after an unusually dry and warm start to autumn. Nationally, October was one of the driest months on…
Ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal in August 2023Bienvenido Velasco/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The Panama Canal is one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century. Since…
One of the shelters used to simulate extreme drought. It is located at the Central Plains Experiment Station in Colorado.melinda smith An experiment conducted at 100…