Why Are There No Eclipse Deniers?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 21, 2017 It's science that predicts Monday's celestial event---and global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Southern Spain Will Become a Desert if the Mediterranean Gets Hotter

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 7, 2016 Should temperatures in the region continue to rise, the dunes of the Sahara will march northward. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Spread of Drylands Will Hit Poorer Nations Hardest

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 2, 2015 Global warming, increasing aridity and a rapidly expanding human population will lead to drylands covering half of the earth’s land surface by the end of this century. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Land Degradation Could Create 50 Million Climate Refugees Within a Decade

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 A U.N.-backed report offers a shocking depiction of the state of our global environment, revealing that about half of the planet's agricultural land is now moderately or severely degraded. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Salt Lake City Will Dry as Temperatures Rise

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 2, 2013 As climate change increases temperatures, parts of the American Southwest are likely to become increasingly arid, with increasing threats to water supplies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Happens When the World Dries Out

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 2, 2013 As the atmosphere warms, the impact on the world's drylands could alter the chemistry of the soil as well as increasing its aridity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The French Method: How Africa’s Old Colonial Nemesis Fights Terrorism in the Sahara

Susan Zakin / Truthdig Oct 23, 2013 Few Americans outside the Pentagon have been watching Mali, where a midsummer election marked the end of a painful year of civil war and incendiary Islamic radicalism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

More Sunshine in Spain Not Always Good News

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jun 11, 2013 A study shows that cloud cover has been falling in Spain since the 1980s leading to new opportunities in solar power generation but also increased risks of desertification and harm to human health. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Growing Water Deficit in the West

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 14, 2012 A three-year study by the Department of the Interior has concluded that a hotter, drier climate is threatening the water supply for 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )