The Latest Breaking News from Drought

A big El Niño is likely. Australia needs to get ready now for drought, fire and the unknown

This year’s El Niño is expected to be strong to very strong, tilting the odds toward a hotter, drier winter and spring across southern and eastern Australia. Droughts, water shortages and a dangerous fire season become more likely.

The Conversation · Jul 9

Colorado mayor accuses local schools of using too much water to keep their lawns green amid drought restrictions

Colorado is suffering from drought conditions due to ‘unprecedented low snowpack and high temperatures’

The Independent UK · Jul 9

The plants people with drought-tolerant gardens always grow – they'll thrive through the hottest, driest summers

They'll thrive through the hottest, driest summers

Ideal Home · Jul 9

How to keep your lawn alive in a heatwave — 4 expert tips to help it survive

Don’t let your lawn die: The experts share their secrets.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 9

During the 1980s drought, a Burkina Faso farmer revived an ancient zai farming technique that turned barren land into a 40-hectare forest and inspired land restoration across the Sahel

In the early 1980s, as a severe drought gripped the Sahel region of West Africa, a farmer in northern Burkina Faso named Yacouba Sawadogo began quietly reviving an old, largely abandoned farming technique on land near his village that many considered too degraded to ever grow anything again. The technique,…

The Times of India · Jul 7

Extreme' El Nino could become strongest on record, warns top climate expert

An unprecedented El Nino event is projected to be the most intense in history, threatening to unleash significant droughts and floods worldwide. For India, this could result in diminished rainfall, jeopardizing agriculture and water supplies. Meanwhile, Australia is at risk of devastating heatwaves and wildfires. Governments and agencies are mobilizing…

The Times of India · Jul 7

Walmart is lowering prices on dozens of summer staples in notable reversal from last year

Walmart has announced price reductions on various summer barbecue essentials, including meat, chips, and soda in a move that President Donald Trump claims came at his request.

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Electric companies don’t need to black out customers to prevent wildfires – here are 3 relatively fast, affordable solutions

A severe winter snow drought has left snowpack levels far below normal across the American West in 2026. Without a slow-melting blanket of snow to keep the soil and forests moist, alpine vegetation is drying into a tinderbox earlier than normal and ramping up the fire risk.

The Conversation · Jul 7

Super El Niño 2026 could be even stronger than expected: California could face flooding while the US braces for a harsh winter

A powerful Super El Niño is developing in the Pacific Ocean. Forecasters predict this climate phenomenon will intensify rapidly in coming months. This event may bring significant weather pattern changes across the United States. California could experience increased storm activity and flooding risks. Global weather extremes like droughts and heatwaves…

The Economic Times · Jul 7

‘A big joke’: Citizens blame corn, data centres and leaky pipes as water restrictions grip France

Record heat and climate change are creating more frequent and severe droughts.

Euronews · Jul 7