The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Sea water is seeping inland and destroying crops, farmers say

The war in Ukraine has abruptly drawn millions of dollars away from longer-running humanitarian crises

The northern agricultural Po valley has been hit by its worst drought in decades.

Ryan will be handed a three-year term and his brief will essentially be to recapture the Liam MacCarthy Cup, with Cork currently enduring their longest ever All-Ireland drought which stretches back to 2005.

Floods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss of agricultural and economic productivity, environmental vitality and costs to mental health. People are looking for long-term solutions from politicians and researchers.

LOS ANGELES — Unprecedented dryness across the Western United States is meeting with increasingly warm temperatures to create climate conditions so extreme that the landscape of California could permanently and profoundly change, a growing number of scientists say.

Italy is suffering its worst drought in 70 years due to heat surges and lack of rain. Many major rivers in the country are facing levels more than half-down, with experts saying agricultural production will be seriously compromised this year.

The ability of Kenya’s 47 county governments to manage food security has been met with various challenges. These have crippled their capacity to deal with the impact of the ongoing drought, as well as resource-based and inter-communal conflicts that have left about 3.5 million people at risk of hunger. These…

Heavy rainfall across NSW has spurred record breeding of wetland birds but researchers warn that better strategies for water management are needed to ensure future success.

Ancient ice cores drilled from Antarctic glaciers shed light on why Western Australia's South-West region is experiencing a drought on a scale that has only occurred twice before in 2,000 years.

Pyrotechnic displays pose a heightened fire risk in a time of intense drought and cause distress to wild animals