As droughts become more widespread in tourist hotspots, research finds that timers in showers help tourists and university students shorten their showers and save water.

Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll on water infrastructure. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.

Scientists have linked human-driven climate change to Madagascar’s megadrought. The finding may help policymakers respond to the crisis.

A new study highlights how the interaction between drought, wildfires, and invasive species can transform coastal ecosystems.

The Caribbean islands are uniquely susceptible to "flash droughts," according to new research.

A new study reveals a surprise: Trees growing in wetter regions are more sensitive to drought, researchers find.

Brazil’s rainforest is a massive carbon store, so its severe drought could be a tipping point for the global climate. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

A research accident in the Binder lab at the University of Tennessee led to an unprecedented discovery about how plants respond to a hormone called ethylene.

When the Rio Grande figures in US news reports, it’s usually in relation to stories about immigration, drug trafficking or trade. But the river is also an important water source – and it’s shrinking.

Saltwater intrusion is bad for human health, ecosystems, crops and infrastructure. Here’s how seawater can move inland, and why climate change is making this phenomenon more frequent and severe.