Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

On a regional scale, global warming exceeded the Paris agreement’s upper climate target in the northern hemisphere.

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.