The entire sub-Saharan African region will be hit hard as maize is the most important cereal crop in here

The number of monarch butterflies in hibernation colonies of Mexico has reached a 20-year low, says report

The drought has killed 30,000 cattle in Colombia, destroyed 70 per cent corn crop in Honduras

No acknowledgement from government as unofficial drought spells ruination for farmers in central and north-west India

Study by National Institute of Disaster Management shows authorities neglected to break the cycle of droughts when rains were plentiful

Nearly 27 per cent of India has undergone a climatic shift since the last study on drought areas

Met department delayed fresh monsoon forecast for a fortnight. El Nino is active

Experts blame it on poor groundwater management, lax attitude of government in providing irrigation facilities

Increased subsidence in fifth consecutive year of drought can damage surface and underground infrastructure 

Forests take longer than expected to rebound from droughts, diminishing their role as global carbon sinks