Zambia Electricity Shortage Highlights Africa’s Hydropower Shortfalls

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Amid a changing social and environmental landscape, Sub-Saharan Africa turns to its rivers.

Infographic: Lake Superior Pressured by Climate Change and Invasive Species

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Warming water temperatures and destructive, non-native species threaten the world's largest lake.

Challenged By Drought, Fire, Earthquake, and Flood, California Departs On New Path

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In response to truculent planet, conserving water, limiting climate emissions, and achieving "net zero" energy use are top priorities.

Biggest Lakes in the World Under Pressure From Human and Environmental Threats

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Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.

Water’s Major Role in Disasters Not Matched in New Framework to Reduce Risk

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Beyond Sendai, water community turns attention to Sustainable…

Study: Decades-long ‘Megadroughts’ in U.S. Southwest and Central Plains More Likely Due to Climate Change

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Droughts that are extreme by today’s standards will be normal by the end of the century, according to NASA research.

Pacific Northwest’s Winter, Warm and Wet, Is Climate Change Preview

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Little snow in sight looks to be the future of the American West.

Infographic: The Drier, Wetter, Warming U.S.

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Despite warm and cold extremes in 2014, precipitation and temperature…

Water Left Out Of Lima Climate Negotiations

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A month after water supply was a central feature of a U.S. –…

Map: Sao Paulo Water Supply Systems

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Drought has placed Sao Paulo's Cantareira water supply system…

Report: Water, Temperature Changes Not Central Drivers of Sub-Sahara Africa Conflicts

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Rainfall is not a strong motivator of violence, but higher temperatures…
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change World Precipitation Climate Change Hydrologic Cycle

Report: International Panel on Climate Change Reiterates Three Urgent Water Concerns

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IPCC says the water cycle will intensify, leading to bigger storms, more droughts, and worsening water quality.