Beyond the rainforests, scientists are zeroing in on changes occurring to a natural water cycle that could forever alter the Amazon. The Amazon has always gone through periods of drought or abnormally ...

Extended periods of drought, wildfires, and water shortages are becoming more common. Similarly, torrential rains that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding are also on the rise. These ...

Research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO 2-rich climate can dramatically alter how grasslands use and move water. "If we want to predict ...

A recently published paper by NASA scientists has found unprecedented changes in the global water cycle due to human intervention. These shifts range from declining groundwater levels to extreme ...

The global water cycle has become “increasingly erratic and extreme” with wild swings between droughts and floods, spelling big trouble for economies and societies, according to a report published ...

A few months ago I had the equivalent of a science education “mini-rant” in Forbes. I thought about K-12 class lessons about the water cycle, and the glaring omission in all of them. If you are old ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Evaporation, condensation, precipitation. It's the water cycle. The water cycle goes on and on. It's the continuous movement of water from the earth and the atmosphere. The heat from ...

Water is a huge part of the earth, covering about 70 percent of the planet’s surface. Water is an essential part of every living thing on earth, and exists in three main states of matter. Solid water ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are ...