Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide

Sudden onset of drying is a rising problem, particularly acute in South America and southern Africa. But in high mountain regions of Central Asia, climate change has instead brought more moisture. 21 May 2024 Joint Release Corn withered in a drought that hit Navasota, Texas in August 2013.Credit: USDA/Bob Nichols AGU press contact: Liza Lester, … Continue reading Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide