The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? (opens in new tab)

By David Boutt, UMass Amherst About two-thirds of the U.S. is in late spring 2026, yet at the same time more . It might seem contradictory, but both are symptoms of rising global temperatures. The reason has to do with the water cycle. Water influences every aspect of our lives through a delicate cycle that transforms liquid water into vapor and back again. As the Earth warms, more of that precipitation is arriving in that deliver . When storms drop a few inches of rain over a few days, the w...