Water, Africa’s Gold: Climate change, deforestation behind Madagascar’s water scarcity
Madagascar, though blessed with abundant water, has recently undergone a change in its hydrological cycle, due to global warming, leading to …
Climate crisis: Madagascar drought worsens
Women, children have to walk for hours to get to food distribution points; families living on raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts&…
After 10 years & Rs 9,630 crore, scheme for drought-proofing Maharashtra can provide water to just 487 people for a year
The drought in Marathwada is clearly a human-made disaster, due to the mismanagement of water, say experts
At least 18 reported dead after Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar
According to the World Bank, Madagascar is among the countries that are most at risk of climate change. It also has the highest rates of poverty …
Drought emergency declared by 23 countries in 2022-23, shows global drought map
1.84 billion people were drought stricken, out of which 4.7% exposed to severe or extreme drought
The first megadrought of the 21st century
Just what is a megadrought and why is the American West experiencing it
Drought in the Amazon can cause local caiman extirpations, spike human-caiman conflict
Drought conditions have previously been cited as a potential factor in increased alligator attacks on humans
Unusual spring heatwave in Spain portends drought conditions in coming months
The country has been suffering from drought since summer last year
Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150%
West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7
Drought scare looms large over a fifth of India
Till 2020, 7.86% of India’s land was under drought-like conditions
Kenya drought: Half the country to experience food insecurity till December 2021
The drought will put around 2 million people in need of assistance till December
Climate change is real: Severe drought hits Assam’s wet regions
Never seen a drought of this magnitude, claim farmers; paddy crop affected
Strong nexus between land use and drought: UNCCD report
It also called for the management of land and drought to be fundamentally linked
Kerala, Karnataka cannot avail drought assistance despite being stricken by drought
The Central government’s new definitions of drought are acting as impediments
Drought reduces forest’s capacity to absorb carbon
The new study focused on the Amazon Basin finds reduction in tree growth after drought
Drought but why
It is time we understood that since drought is human-made it can be reversed
US loses more than 10 million trees to California drought
Trees that have been left dead by the drought may lead to forest fires
Megadrought demystified
Two major lakes dried up in Africa in the most severe drought recorded in 50,000 years
Drought and El Nio
Are periods of drought in India linked to cyclical weather patterns
Clueless in drought
Everybody loves a good drought. Few understand it. Especially the Indian media
A way out of drought
Despite the government sinking crores, plight of the drought-affected people remains unchanged
Drought monitoring: Untapped data
Government does little with records that could help reduce effect of drought on agriculture
The drought food
The ker plant signifies drought to people in the desert. It also provides food to survive on
Restricting global temperature rise to 1.5°C could help India lower drought, river flooding, biodiversity loss risk: Study
Limiting temperature rise could reduce drought impact on humans by 70% and agricultural land by 21%
Climate crisis: Drought causes mass elephant deaths in Zimbabwe game reserve
Drought conditions had earlier also prompted a mass-movement of elephants from Hwange into neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, food