From dried-up rivers to flooded crops and cities, rising temperatures in 2024 wreaked havoc with water, creating life-threatening challenges for people and nature alike. Explore this interactive map.
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Reconstructions suggest that rainfall rates may exceed 1.4m per year as a new norm. This would have massive implications for the future of food security in the UK and Ireland.
South-west Australia relies on groundwater for three-quarters of its water use. But a new study of the region’s caves has found a drying climate is having a dramatic impact on this precious resource.
Extended periods of rain are most likely found in locations where mountains are near oceans.
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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