Vue lecture

The West’s Megadrought Might Not Let Up for Decades, Study Suggests

Clues from another dry spell 6,000 years ago are helping scientists understand what’s driving the latest one, and why it’s been so unrelenting.

© Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona, where July water levels are only at a third of capacity.

As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme

Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.

© Ronaldo Schemidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A person overlooks flooding at the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday.
❌