Dodos, giant tortoises and other ancient Madagascan beasts were wiped out by the deadly combination of human activity and a MEGADROUGHT 1,000 years ago Researchers studied 8,000 years of climate data from rock and soil samples They found evidence of repeated megadroughts in the islands over that time Megafauna appeared to have survived previous episodes … Read more
Sahara turned from lush green grassland to a barren wasteland 4,000 years ago and triggered a megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia for 1,000 years Researchers reconstructed the past climate using evidence from caves in Laos They combined this with models to simulate the effects of the Sahara drying up The rise in airborne dust cooled … Read more
The Missouri River is running at its lowest point in the last 1,220 YEARS due to less snow melt in the Rockies, sparking fears of a midwest mega-drought New research measured water levels in the Missouri River going back to 800AD The team measured tree rings for each year to see yearly changes Climate change … Read more
The West coast is on course for a MEGADROUGHT that will be the worst in modern history, researchers warn The southwest area of North America has been in a drought since 2000 This is deemed the worst one to hit the area in the past 1,200 years Researchers found the drought is a result of … Read more