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BYU's new hydrologic cycle, representing major water pools in blue text, natural water fluxes in black text and human-impacted fluxes in orange. Illustration by Eliza Anderson. The United States ...
Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water ...
Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives ...
Water moves around the world in "atmospheric rivers" as part of the global water cycle, explained the report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water. Water evaporates from ground ...
Here’s what experts say. Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter ...
The information is a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding the global water cycle and how that cycle is being altered by changes in land use and climate. A new study led by scientists in ...
Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing ...
The cumulative and interconnected impact of water shocks on the income, education, and health of the poor can keep them in a cycle of poverty. For example, school absenteeism caused by extreme ...