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Paris - A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe's hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could repeat as the continent warms at...

Climate models have predicted that El Nino is on the horizon, which can lead to severe heat waves and droughts, in many countries, including India.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has warned lawmakers that the acute drought afflicting the southern European country will remain one of its leading long-term problems

The tiny rain-fed wildflowers, no bigger than a few inches, are so vivid and abundant across California this year that their hues of purple, yellow and orange look like paint

By definition, flash droughts – because they result from low soil moisture levels – are especially bad for agriculture, experts said.

Global warming is a recipe for increasing those special conditions around the world, creating in certain areas a decrease in precipitation and increased evaporation, which dries out the soil more quickly.

The study found that flash droughts occurred more often than slower ones in tropical places like India, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and the Amazon basin.

Is with us now. so youve been calling this weather whiplash. i feel like were seeing a lot of that these days, bill absolutely , especially in california. thats a family farm behind me. now, for the last 20 years, these folks have been praying for rain in this very arid part of california. but this is the new normal. you think about sea level rise or maybe long droughts. when you think about climate change in california, you dont think about old lakes suddenly coming back to life and drowning $2...

Residents there are facing in such a short period of time, and we should note the bill for all that water. the southwest is still facing a massive water crisis. weve just been talking about cities needing water from the colorado river, and just theres not enough really to go around. there theres not enough to go around with the system we built for the old world. in the new world. scientists like daniel swain would say, we have to think about droughts and floods holistically that this is water th...

Service? all that to come little later. its feared climate change could affect almost everyone around the world. extreme weather impacts the growing of vital crops. for some, the most vital crop is hops, used in the brewing of beer. and in spain, theyre trying a novel way to address the problem, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. spain prides itself on its beer. golden, light, refreshing. but thanks to a warming planet potentially in danger. here in this warehouse in madrid a possible solution...