Democrat Adam Hamilton has secured a historic victory in Kansas’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican incumbent Roger Marshall in a stunning political upset. His win marks the first time in 94 years that Kansas has elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate, breaking a decades-long Republican hold on the state’s Senate representation. OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS … Read more
Piñon pines are adapted to dry conditions, but prolonged drought can still kill them. A group of piñons was deprived of water and left to endure several months in a laboratory setting. Raise the temperature by just a couple of degrees, however, and things go downhill rather quickly. Henry Adams and his colleagues quantified this … Read more
When a severe drought forced Queensland dairy farmer Libby Rough to sell 40 cows, her family faced a frightening financial crisis. Without the regular income from milk sales, everyday costs such as groceries and school fees quickly became hard to pay. To keep the farm going, Rough opened just four unpowered campsites along the river … Read more
England’s water network buckles under sudden summer drought (Representative image) The severe “flash drought” that has gripped England is pushing an already struggling water network toward breaking point — and it’s showing no sign of easing. The situation is particularly dire in the southeast, where one of the wettest ever winters had replenished reservoirs and … Read more
Ormskirk , While wildfires dominated the headlines this summer, the effects of extreme heat and drought are also visible on a much smaller scale: parched lawns, wilting and browning trees and dry ditches and bogs. These changes may look temporary, but for wildlife they can have consequences that last long after the rain returns. Extreme … Read more
Homestead soddy in Box Butte County. Source: History Nebraska – Nebraska.gov In 1870, Robert Ball Anderson, a former slave and Union Army veteran, filed a claim for a 160-acre homestead in Butler County, Nebraska. Severe drought and grasshopper swarms destroyed his crops, forcing him to give up the property.Instead of abandoning his goals, Anderson spent … Read more
HAMILTON: For an agricultural country like New Zealand, severe drought is one of the most ominous consequences of a warming planet. Future megadroughts could be worse than we thought – New Zealand’s past shows why The Committee on Climate Change’s latest national risk assessment notes that these events are becoming more severe over time, particularly … Read more