The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

Ofwat says new powers will be used if firms fail to reach performance and environmental goals

‘Drowning’ of village of Capel Celyn to provide water to Liverpool in the 60s remains an emotive issue

It is one of the measures outlined in a draft water resources management plan

France extracts approximately 31 billion cubic metres of fresh water from its natural sources each year. Faced with an ongoing winter drought that could lead to water restrictions this summer, FRANCE 24 looks at the different ways the country consumes water.

Record-setting snow in LA doesn't mean the state has recovered from its historic drought yet

Multiple governments warn of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted

Spawning sites in east and south-west will need unusually wet spring for tadpoles to survive

LOS ANGELES — California’s remarkably wet winter has helped ease drought conditions considerably, with large swaths of the state — including the coast of Humboldt County, much of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada and the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu — no longer considered to be in drought, according to…

About half of the state has been lifted out of drought conditions by a series of storms that have drenched the region.