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permanent drought major present-day and historical droughts
New technology: Harvesting fresh water from fog
Los Angeles River: drought
How scientists research drought-resistant crops
Study the alarming cause of water shortages in Germany
Global warming and its impact explained
What would happen if Earth's temperature rose by 2 °C?
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Comprehension Quiz: Water Scarcity
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Facts You Should Know: Weather Quiz
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Weather Words Vocabulary Quiz
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Infographic on Drought
Current and Historical Droughts Around the World
composition demonstrating Drought. drought, dried crops, duststorm, dried ground.
Smothered in Drought
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New technology: Harvesting fresh water from fog
Researchers develop a type of “harp” to harvest fresh water droplets from fog.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How scientists research drought-resistant crops
Efforts to develop drought-resistant varieties of barley.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Study the alarming cause of water shortages in Germany
Learn about droughts, floods, and groundwater shortages affecting Germany's water...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Alfotokunst/Dreamstime.com
Global warming and its impact explained
The perceptible warming of Earth over the past 150 years has been caused by an increase...
Video: Created and produced by QA International. © QA International, 2010. All rights reserved. www.qa-international.com
What would happen if Earth's temperature rose by 2 °C?
Overview of the impact on Earth of an increase in global average temperature.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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permanent drought
Permanent drought in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico.
Tomas Castelazo
major present-day and historical droughts
Infographic depicting the locations of significant present-day droughts and some...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Los Angeles River: drought
A section of the Los Angeles River affected by drought.
© joshuaraineyphotography—iStock/Getty Images
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