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Earth's growing thirst is making droughts worse, even where it rains

Published on June 5, 2025

The atmosphere’s growing thirst for water is making droughts more severe, even in places where rainfall has stayed the same. New research led by Dr Solomon H. Gebrechorkos, Researcher in Climate Change Attribution, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, published in Nature, has found that this 'thirst' has made droughts 40% more severe across the globe.

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