droughts
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Environment
Two-way water transport ensures reliability and saves money during droughts in the western United States
How a two-way option contract works. Credit: Earth’s Future (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024EF004434 A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers solutions to water scarcity during droughts as economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty struggle for water users in western states. It provides: The proposed two-way lease agreement would coordinate agricultural-to-urban leases during…
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Scientists find that climate change is contributing to droughts in the American West, even without rainfall deficits
The Enterprise Bridge passes over a portion of nearly dry Lake Oroville on September 30, 2014 in Oroville, California. Credit: Andrew Innerarity/California Department of Water Resources Rising temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change turned a normal drought into an abnormal one, drying out the American West from 2020 to 2022. A study by climate scientists at UCLA and the National…
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Studies have shown that South America is facing an increased risk of heat waves, droughts and fires.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In parts of South America, the number of extremely hot, dry and fire-prone days per year has tripled since 1970. South America is warming at a similar rate to the global average. However, some parts of the subcontinent are at increased risk of multiple simultaneous extreme weather events. These compound extreme weather events could have amplified…
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