drought
-
“The Last Survivors” is drought’s worst-case scenario — and it looks pretty bad
If your post-apocalyptic future involves the worst of water-privatization and hand-to-hand combat, you know you're really in for it.
-
The forecast for the next century? Scary with a chance of dying
Wait just one second: Is this a study that focuses on the actual, meaningful impacts that climate change will have on the lives of humans?
-
The drought is killing everything — except wineries
Drought takes a break from destroying everything you love to give Washington wines a surprising boost.
-
Drought ended the Maya empire. Is California next?
If you thought America's drought problems are bad now, wait 'til you see what it can do to an entire civilization.
-
These satellites are keeping an eye on California’s underground water
To the list of benefits satellites offer us, we can now add "monitoring our disappearing water."
-
Should you care about how much water it takes to make your favorite foods?
Grist’s science editor Amelia Urry appeared on MSNBC’s Greenhouse to talk about how our water usage has more to do with food than what comes out of our faucets.
-
If you think that California is dry now, wait until the 2050s
When it comes to drought in the West, we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
-
When wine runs dry, these drones have your back
Vineyards are drying out thanks to climate change -- but high-tech surveillance drones might just save them. Welcome to our weird new world!
-
Future forests to be smaller, less majestic
California's giant trees -- including its showstopping sequoias and redwoods -- are growing smaller under climate pressure.