Earth's atmosphere 'becoming thirstier' and worsening droughts

CO2 levels just broke another record. Here's what that means

For 67 years, the observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has been taking these measurements daily  — tracking the invisible gas that is building up in our atmosphere and changing life on Earth.

Earth's atmosphere 'becoming thirstier' and worsening droughts

The study shows that rising atmospheric demand for water is making droughts around the world up to 40 per cent more severe.