drought, Tag

The timing of the report’s submission was strategically chosen to precede the annual World Health Assembly of the WHO in Geneva, aiming to initiate a debate on updating international health regulations.

The Washington State Department of Ecology is undermining its credibility with these inflammatory and unscientific drought emergencies.   

But whatever the motive, it is very harmful, resulting in unnecessary worry and leading to bad decisions (like the wasteful, corrupting Washington State CCA, which preferentially hurts low-income people while enriching special...

But this might result in less food.

But when it comes to issues dealing with climate, the Seattle Times has descended into advocacy, hype, and exaggeration, unsupported by facts and actual science.   1

By precisely tracking these changes, GRACE FO allows scientists to map how water moves across the planet

here is no evidence that this drought is worse than those that drove historic migration. The cited claim that recent drought in Somalia was made “a hundred times more likely” by climate change is not based on sound science....

By presenting interviews and moment-in-time scenes as confirmation of a continent-wide climate verdict, Al Jazeera is misleading its audience by making a causal connection where data show none...

Just like every year going back for the last three decades...

Northwest drought is being exaggerated by a group including publicly funded agencies, the media, local government, and climate activists.   

Iran is currently facing ecological catastrophe caused by drought and misallocation of public resources. But apparently climate cash will fix the problem.

When it comes to extreme weather, Reuters’ claims are directly contradicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 report which notes there is little to no attribution of many types of severe weather...

Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels

The media warned that a “hellish summer” would be in the works with severe drought. But the doom and gloom never materialized. In July the weather became significantly wetter than the previous months. Fruit trees benefited...

The BBC published a story by Scotland editor, James Cook, blaming climate change for low catchment, river, and reservoir levels across the country. A detailed look at actual data shows…