Rising temperatures stoked by global warming are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation.

Drought relief has come at a price in Spain, as flash floods forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, closed ...

Soil moisture has declined more than 2,600 gigatonnes since 2000, making a greater contribution to sea level rise than ...

Use knowledge of the hydrological cycle to explain specific flood events, with reference to maps and hydrographs.

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding.

Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of ...

Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of ...