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If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.

Very little rain is expected in the next 7 to 10 days.

Very little rain is expected in the next 7 to 10 days.

According to a new study, climate change is speeding up and intensifying droughts, particularly the fast-developing heat-driven type that catches farmers off guard.

Climate change is the driving force behind faster and more furious droughts particularly the kind that is fast-developing heat-driven dry spells with a...

Many people are familiar with flash floods – torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there’s also such a thing as a flash droug

Researchers in Nanjing say the extreme conditions could become more frequent because of human activities.

Highs. >> the reality is were living in an era of extremes. extreme heat, extreme drought. and with the flooding that were experiencing around the globe. >> reporter: so far this year across the u.s. nearly 300 all-time heat records have been set. thats compared to only three all-time cold records set in that same time period according to noaa records. >> this summer and reelly in recent years weve seen extraordinary drought events during the summer months in particular. >> reporter: in the nort...

Recent years probably, weve seen a lot of pretty extraordinary extreme weather events during the summer months in particular. >> reporter: in the northeast, a flash drought has developed as several northeast cities just finished one of the hottest and driest summers on record. >> our climate has changed, whether we want to accept that fact or not, it all has changed. so we always have to prepare for the very worst. >> reporter: according to the u.s. drought monitor summary released thursday, a c...

Water to 40 million people in the west. this week the federal government announced water cut backs to avoid a catastrophic collapse of the river system. so while the west remains engulfed in a climate change driven mega drought no region of the country has been spared. right now nearly 50% of the continental u.s. is in a drought, half the country. a flash drought in new england is intensifying and expanding and in texas cattle ranchers told cnn conditions are to dire and the economic strain so l...