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Drought leaves extreme low flows in East Maui streams; debate sparked over emergency easing of stream flow standards | Maui Now Alarmed about a severe and protracted drought, state and Maui County water officials are reporting historic low flows in East Maui streams and weighing their options to maintain wa...

Alarmed about a severe and protracted #drought, state and #Maui County water officials are reporting #historic #low #flows in East Maui streams and weighing their options to maintain #water supply to #residents and #farmers.
mauinow.com/2025/11/02/d...

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...

#oil division employees have found hundreds of wells that were injecting more fluid than their permits allowed or at pressures above the legal limit, as indicated by the pressure gauge on each well and regular reports from companies to the state" #Oklahoma #Toxic
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Global climate mode resonance due to rapidly intensifying El Niño-Southern Oscillation - Nature Communications The authors of this study perform simulations with a high-resolution climate model and show that global warming may trigger an abrupt shift in the tropical climate system towards stronger and more pre...

Here, we demonstrate that in response to warming, a state-of-the-art high-resolution climate model simulates a rapid transition from a moderate-amplitude irregular regime, as observed in the current climate, to a highly regular oscillation with intensifying amplitude.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global research shows how Dust Bowl-type drought causes unprecedented productivity loss A global research effort led by Colorado State University shows that extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems t...

A global research effort led by Colorado State University shows that extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems that cover nearly half the planet. phys.org/news/2025-10...

This looks interesting. Authors state this "is the first #global IDF [ #intensity #duration #frequency] data set derived from observations of sub-daily rainfall" #precipitation
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The latest edition of the ISciences Global Water Monitor & Forecast Watch List it out. Exceptional seasonal deficits are #forecast for most of the #northeast #UnitedStates during October-December 2025.
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Exceptional surpluses are forecast for west Africa, #India, and northern #VietNam.

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List October 2025 — ISCIENCES Exceptional deficits are forecast for Canada, northeast United States, southeast Europe, northwest Africa, Turkey, and northern Russia. Exceptional surpluses are forecast for west Africa, India, and...

The latest edition of the ISciences Global Water Monitor & Forecast Watch List it out. Exceptional #deficits are #forecast for #Canada, northeast #UnitedStates, southeast #Europe, northwest #Africa, #Turkey, and northern #Russia.
www.isciences.com/blog/2025/10...

Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records Regional exceptions like the 1930s in the continental US notwithstanding

Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records - valuable analysis from @hausfath.bsky.social to show that climate change is real and global... even it was hotter in one town 80 years ago. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-th...

At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse. | CNN About 170 American hospitals, totaling nearly 30,000 patient beds from coast to coast, face the greatest risk of significant or dangerous flooding, according to a months-long KFF Health News investiga...

about 170 American #hospitals, totaling nearly 30,000 patient beds from coast to coast, that face the greatest #risk of significant or dangerous #flooding
www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/h...

Neighbors came to the rescue, but Salt Lake flooding still devastating A Rose Park family had to watch helplessly from a doorbell camera while their neighbors tried to salvage some of their most treasured possessions after major weekend flooding.

Saturday’s historic #rain in portions of northern #Utah caused major #flooding that left some families overwhelmed with cleanup. #SaltLakeCity
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Floods and Landslides in Nepal Worsen Woes of a Nation in Flux

#Landslides and #floods set off by incessant #rainfall have killed at least 40 people in #Nepal, officials said on Sunday, adding to the woes of an interim government struggling to find its footing after #violent #protests deposed its predecessor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

After driest summer on record, all of New Hampshire is officially in drought • New Hampshire Bulletin New Hampshire is sinking deeper into drought as fall sets in, despite the few inches of much needed rain that fell across much of the state in late September.

#NewHampshire experienced its #driest #summer since at least 1895. The summer was also within the top 10 #hottest summers on #record since then
newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/02/a...

After building huge new dam, Ethiopia warns of hydropower's drought risk Ethiopia wants to reduce heavy reliance on hydropower to diversify to solar and wind in the face of climate-induced droughts

Barely one month after launching Africa’s biggest #dam, the #Ethiopian government’s new #climate plan outlines an ambition to reduce its heavy #reliance on rainfall-reliant #hydropower by getting more #electricity from solar, wind and biogas. #Ethiopia #GERD
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/03/a...

Those really #dry #crops, because of the low #moisture content, is creating more of that #dusty #debris that’s actually reducing #visibility across #roadways more frequently this year #drought #Illinois #PullOver
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Death of a rainmaker: When drought means murder in South Sudan For a group of people whose job means life, climate change can spell death.

Solomon Oture was on the run. As a #rainmaker, his job was to summon #rain ... through #prayer and #ritual. But after consecutive years of #drought ... Frustrated community leaders came demanding an explanation for his #failures. #SouthSudan
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

One Upstate city is in severe drought after driest stretch of weather in 138 years The last time it was this dry was 1887, according to weather service records.

The #Rochester area is now in a severe drought following the #driest July-to-September period ever recorded. Rochester has seen just 3.81 inches of rain since July 1. That beats the low #rainfall #record for that period set 138 years ago, in 1887 #NewYork
www.syracuse.com/weather/2025...

Severe drought threatens fall harvest, bumps up prices for produce Local farmers and growers say the current drought in the Big Bend and South Georgia is hurting their crop and pushing prices up for customers.

With rising costs, fewer #crops, and dwindling customers, a local producer seller says the current #drought in the Big Bend is #hurting her #business. #Tallahassee #Florida
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Drought and elevated fire danger continue into October, though mid-month may offer relief October typically starts the rainy season in western Washington, but we will be hard-pressed to find any rain soon.

Much of western #Washington is in a severe #drought, with the north Cascades experiencing extreme drought conditions. The current #fire #danger map ... shows most of the #Cascades with high fire danger in yellow, and the north central Cascades with very high fire danger
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Vermont officials ask for statewide disaster designation amid ongoing drought - VTDigger State leaders request federal assistance to help Vermont farmers struggling with crop failures and financial losses

... in a letter Tuesday that outlined some of the #impacts farmers are experiencing, including dead #pasture, reduced or nonexistent production of #corn, #hay, and #feed, emptied #wells and #streams, and diminished #vegetable and #fruit #crops. #Vermont #Drought #Water
vtdigger.org/2025/10/03/v...

'The blob' returns: Record Pacific Ocean heatwave threatens weather, marine life It’s Back!!! The "blob" has returned. This "blob" is the marine heatwave that now spans much of the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

“Warm(er) water results in a tendency for #warmer air #temperatures, especially on the west side of the #Cascades,” Bond said. “It is no coincidence that our worst (recent) #snowpack on record was during the winter of 2014-15.”
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Mississippi River Crisis: Low Water Levels Threaten Critical Harvest Season Shipping for Third Straight Year The Mississippi River Basin is facing an emerging crisis as rapidly declining water levels threaten to restrict barge traffic during the peak harvest season, potentially disrupting critical agricultur...

The #Mississippi #River Basin is facing an emerging #crisis as rapidly declining #water levels threaten to restrict #barge #traffic during the peak #harvest season, potentially disrupting critical agricultural #exports and #supplychains at the worst possible time.
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Iran's Water Crisis Is Its Greatest Threat The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for mega projects.

Over the summer, #Iran ’s #water #crisis turned into an #emergency. Wells collapsed and some reservoirs ran #dry. Taps went dry for half a day in #Tehran, and state media warned that the city of about 10 million people could hit “ #DayZero”
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In the heart of #California ’s #CentralValley, generations of farm families are facing a new kind of #crisis: what farmers argue is a man-made #drought. It’s mounting #water #regulations that could determine whether the most fertile #farmland in the nation survives.
www.agweb.com/news/crops/c...

Disentangling climate and policy uncertainties for the Colorado River post-2026 operations - Nature Communications Planning for the Colorado River is critical to secure water and hydropower for the western US under climate change. This study highlights how different policies may reduce but not eliminate the risk of losing water and energy supply altogether.

"Due to projected #streamflow #declines, under existing policy, both #reservoirs will face substantial #risks (>80% likelihood) of reaching #deadpool before 2060. Adopting recently proposed alternative policies reduces but doesn’t eliminate such risks. #Mead #Powell
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Heat waves in US rivers increasing up to four times faster than air heat waves, analysis finds As the frequency and intensity of heat waves increase across the U.S., a similar but more striking phenomenon is occurring in American rivers.

"Analysis of data from nearly 1,500 sites in the contiguous United States between 1980 and 2022 revealed that #heat #waves in #rivers are #accelerating #faster than and lasting nearly twice as long as air heat waves, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State."
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Drought in Iraq unearths more than 2,000 years old tombs The newly discovered tombs are believed to date back to the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Seleucid period.

Archaeologists in #drought-hit #Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after #water levels in the country’s largest reservoir declined, according to an antiquities official. The tombs ... were #unearthed at the edges of the #Mosul #Dam. #drought
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

Vermont’s drought is straining communities and leading residents to suffer  - VTDigger As the drought intensifies, depleting water levels are forcing towns to conserve water, harming aquatic ecosystems and impacting recreational activities.

"As the #drought #intensifies, depleting #water levels are forcing towns to #conserve water, harming #aquatic #ecosystems and impacting #recreational activities." #Vermont #impacts
vtdigger.org/2025/09/28/v...

One year after Helene, Asheville’s water system remains ‘very, very vulnerable’ • Asheville Watchdog One year after Tropical Storm Helene left Asheville without potable water for nearly two months, the city’s water system remains defenseless against the disruptive powers of a much lesser storm. Since...

"One year after Tropical Storm #Helene left #Asheville without #potable #water for nearly two months, the city’s water system remains #defenseless against the disruptive powers of a much lesser storm." #NorthCarolina #Storm #Vulnerability
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As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret • Louisiana Illuminator Louisiana is the state projected to have the most land impacted by coastal flooding caused by rising sea levels and severe storms in the United States.

"In 2016, #Louisiana received $48.3 million in #federal Community Development Block #Grant money to #relocate 37 residents or families of Isle de Jean Charles as climate-charged #hurricanes and #sea-level #rise made the once thriving fishing community uninhabitable"
lailluminator.com/2025/09/26/c...