The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Climate change is making rain difficult to predict – we trained an AI to help tropical countries adapt

While rivers and reservoirs run dangerously low in Europe, there is catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and the US. Whether it’s a drought or a deluge, being able to accurately forecast rain is important to protect lives and manage water safely.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022

Not even soaking rain can ease fire risk in a California hit by record heat, dry landscape

A summer of drought, extreme heat and deadly wildfires will end with much-needed rain this week in parts of California, but it is unlikely to douse the threat of wind-driven fires this fall in a state scarred by record-setting heat waves and bone-dry landscapes.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022

Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue

The consequences of drought and efforts to funnel billions of dollars toward securing water supplies in the West are becoming larger issues in two of the most consequential races for the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Why the drought isn’t over even though it's raining again

Brown and yellow fields and parks have been replaced by a more familiar and reassuring cool, lush green

Wales Online · Sep 19, 2022

Droughts endanger cranberry harvest

Another year of erratic weather means cranberry farmers are facing slim margins and tough decisions.

Salon · Sep 18, 2022

Tunisian ‘Hanging Garden’ Farms Cling on Despite Drought

High in the hills of northwestern Tunisia, farmers are tending thousands of fig trees with a unique system of terracing they hope will protect them from ever-harsher droughts. But the "hanging gardens" of Djebba El Olia have been put to the test this year as the North African country sweltered…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

‘I’m glad it finally went in’: Son Heung-min relieved to end goal drought

Son started on the bench for a Premier League match when fully fit for the first time since July 2020

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Son Heung-min hits hat-trick off the bench as Tottenham thrash Leicester

Tottenham 6-2 Leicester: Son scored in the 73rd, 84th and 86th-minute to end his eight-game goal drought in style

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Tottenham 6-2 Leicester: Heung-min Son nets sensational hat-trick off bench to end drought for unbeaten Spurs

Heung-min Son came off the bench to net a sensational hat-trick and end his goal drought in style as Tottenham beat Leicester 6-2 in north London.

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2022

Son ends Tottenham drought with hat-trick off the bench in Leicester win - 6 talking points

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6-2 LEICESTER CITY: Antonio Conte's men came from behind to claim all three points from a pulsating Premier League clash, with the Foxes rooted to the foot of the table

Daily Mirror · Sep 17, 2022