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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 we're living in an era of extremes. extreme heat, extreme drought. and with the flooding that we're experiencing around the globe. >> reporter: so far this year across the u.s. nearly 300 all-time heat records have been set. that's 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 we've seen extraordinary drought events during the summer months in particular. >> reporter: in the northeast a flash drought has developed as several major northeast cities just finished one of the h...

Recent years probably, we've 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 continued lack of rainfall combined with warm weather has dried out soils and reduced stream flow, l...

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 large they can no longer maintain healthy livestock. take a closer look here at the west. the histori...