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Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar-led research suggests climate change, increased monsoon rainfall and expanded groundwater pumping have driven substantial vegetation growth in the Thar ...

Climate change is drastically shrinking the habitat of valuable Desert teak, a tree prized for medicine and economy. A new ...

Desertification turns fertile land into desert, harming ecosystems and human lives. In the Sahara, poor land management, climate change, and bad farming practices cause this.

In recent weeks Europe sweltered under intense heatwaves, while southern South America had record low temperatures. How far is global warming driving these events?

The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.

The public is tuning out the seemingly slow warming of the world, but it doesn't have to be that way, argue Grace Liu and Rachit Dubey ...

A 70,000-person global study found understanding how events such as fires and floods are linked to climate change may be a ...

Human-caused climate change driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels is robbing the Sonoran Desert of the conditions needed to help baby saguaro take root and thrive.

Climate change has already devastated many oases across Morocco, and it's only going to get worse: Temperatures in Morocco are projected to rise by as much as nine degrees Fahrenheit by the end of ...

As climate change brings more severe heat, it is testing iconic desert plants known to thrive in harsh environments, including saguaro cacti and agave.