MEXICO CITY — Leonidas Otlica Reyes is suffering from the drought in the town of Río Frío de Juárez in the state of Mexico. Rains here have been decreasing for a year, causing streams to turn into swampy puddles crossing the arid landscape. . “We have a big problem right now with no rain. There… Read More »
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) left Earth a year ago to begin a mission to explore Jupiter’s potential ocean moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa in detail. Water is a vital component for life on Earth, so learning more about its distribution on these moons and other moons such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus could tell… Read More »
The water cycle that moves Earth’s most vital resource in an endless, life-giving cycle is in trouble. Climate change has disrupted the delicate balance of this cycle, disrupting the circulation of water between the land, oceans and atmosphere. Events in 2023 show how serious these disruptions have become. From extreme precipitation to floods, drought to… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Imagine a completely barren world. Before you is a volcanic landscape devoid of flora and fauna. There are shallow water bodies scattered across this gray and black wide area. In each of these natural pools,… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Imagine a completely barren world. Before you is a volcanic landscape devoid of flora and fauna. There are shallow water bodies scattered across this gray and black wide area. In each of these natural pools,… Read More »
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the collapse of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of this deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, squash and tomatoes on surrounding farms. Aral sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life tending land near Muynak in northwestern… Read More »
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the collapse of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of this deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, squash and tomatoes on surrounding farms. Aral sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life tending land near Muynak in northwestern… Read More »