Drought

Earth has seen some of its worst droughts ever recorded in last two years, report finds

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Earth has seen some of its worst droughts ever recorded in last two years, report finds

Earth has seen some of its worst droughts ever recorded in last two years, report finds – CBS News Watch CBS News Over the past two years, Earth has endured some of the most widespread and destructive droughts ever recorded, according to a new analysis by the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the U.N. … Read more

From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, climate change puts majority of world heritage sites at risk

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From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, climate change puts majority of world heritage sites at risk

Paris — Almost three quarters of the globe’s cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN’s cultural agency said on Tuesday. As a result of rising temperatures, extreme weather events including hurricanes, droughts, floods and heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, scientists warn. Seventy-three percent of … Read more