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Humans can be blamed for droughts, and they're about to get worse, study says - CNN
Human activity has probably had an impact on the world's risk of drought since the start of the 20th century, according to a new study, which also predicts that droughts related to climate change will get much worse.
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Twentieth-century hydroclimate changes consistent with human influence
Although anthropogenic climate change is expected to have caused large shifts in temperature and rainfall, the detection of human influence on global drought has been com …
Health effects of drought: a systematic review of the evidence
Introduction. Climate change projections indicate that droughts will become more intense in the 21 century in some areas of the world. The El Niño Southern Oscillation is …
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