Evidence of the region's climatic history suggested that at around AD 560 to AD 650 there was a thirty-year period of exceptionally wet weather, followed by a severe drought lasting another thirty years.
Evidence of drought was discovered. Huge sand dunes appeared to have drifted in and engulfed a number of Moche settlements around AD 600 to AD 650. The story all fitted together.
This vortex of fire resulted from months of drought, combined with brush fires and strong dry winds. The powerful air currents caused the flame to spin, creating a fire tornado!
In 2011, 9.5 million Kenyans were affected by severe drought. Few people dreamt that two years later enough water to supply the entire country for seventy years would be discovered beneath the sun-scorched, cracked earth.
The current drought in California has been 3 years in the making, as three successive winter wet seasons went by with below-normal precipitation. With such dismal numbers, water conservation is key.
The current drought in California has been 3 years in the making, as three successive winter wet seasons went by with below-normal precipitation. With such dismal numbers, water conservation is key.
The current drought in California has been 3 years in the making, as three successive winter wet seasons went by with below-normal precipitation. With such dismal numbers, water conservation is key.
In 2011 almost 9.5 million people were affected by severe drought. So few people dreamt that beneath the sun-scorched, cracked earth was enough water to supply the entire country of 41.6 million people for 70 years.
In 2011 almost 9.5 million people were affected by severe drought. So few people dreamt that beneath the sun-scorched, cracked earth was enough water to supply the entire country of 41.6 million people for 70 years.
A rash of storms, drought and fires in recent years has ignited the contemplation of a new school of design, built around climate change, that would cut across cities and shorelines, homes and commercial buildings.
A rash of storms, drought and fires in recent years has ignited the contemplation of a new school of design, built around climate change, that would cut across cities and shorelines, homes and commercial buildings.
A rash of storms, drought and fires in recent years has ignited the contemplation of a new school of design, built around climate change, that would cut across cities and shorelines, homes and commercial buildings.
A rash of storms, drought and fires in recent years has ignited the contemplation of a new school of design, built around climate change, that would cut across cities and shorelines, homes and commercial buildings.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of grievous dust storms caused by severe drought and wind erosion in the American prairie lands. "Black blizzards" often reduced visibility to a few feet (a meter) or less.
In Niger, a sun-baked land where drought occurs with alarming frequency, the long trek made by children to find water is a major impediment to their education.
The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora.
The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora.