For the first time in recorded history the system that moves water around the planet is off balance, according to a landmark new report. Water moves around the world in "atmospheric rivers" as part of ...

Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives, according ...

Climate change and human activities are causing significant disruptions to Earth's natural systems, including the global water cycle. These disruptions have introduced variability and irregularities ...

A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth's plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a ...

China set out to halt dust storms, reclaim deserts and lock away carbon by planting trees at a scale no country had attempted before. In the process, it has unintentionally rewritten how water moves ...