Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain
Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry conditions and suddenly faced flash floods after torrential rain
Rains still continue; this spring had been Spain’s driest on record through May 21
Drought to deluge: Horn of Africa experiencing floods after six seasons of failed rains
Flash floods that damaged large areas of cropland likely to deal the hunger-plagued eastern Africa region a major blow
Horn of Africa drought made 100 times more likely by climate change
Low rainfall and high evapotranspiration would not have led to droughts without global warming, study shows
Extreme climate events fuel cholera outbreaks in Mozambique, Madagascar: WHO
Measures to deal with such outbreaks must be a key agenda of the governments across southern Africa, say experts
Climate disaster: Wave of drought-induced cholera in Kenya
Acute water shortage & rationing due to prolonged droughts led to poor sanitation, cholera outbreaks across Africa
Jharkhand: Farmers wait through the night to apply for drought relief scheme
Server glitches mar application process for compensation scheme announced by state government
Scientists discover new drought-resilient wheat gene, suitable for drier soil conditions
The next step for will be to test how this gene works in diverse agronomic environments from the UK to Australia
‘Permanently frozen’ Himalayan areas at severe drought risk due to global warming
Report warns of longer-lasting droughts than natural land, urban areas; Will result in less water for rivers
White fly attack, untimely rains and drought; Rajasthan farmers stare at losses
Farmers are now banking on the Rabi crops as they lost hopes of a good income in the Kharif season
China faces its longest, most severe drought ever recorded
Hydropower generation affected as rivers dry up; Country battles heatwave for over 64 days
The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing — why?
Locals rely on the ‘long rains’ from March-May and ‘short rains’ from October-December
Carved in stone: What are these warning signs that Europe’s drought has revealed
Hunger stones are a common hydrological marker in the region that date back to the pre-instrumental era
Scientists identify genes that can increase drought resistance in plants
African ‘orphan’ crop varieties to help plants battle high temperatures
Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts
FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed
Megadrought in Chile: Both natural climate factors, human-induced global warming to blame
A quarter of reduction of rainfall a direct result of sea-surface warming
Saving East Africa’s wildlife from recurring drought
Endangered species like hirola antelope, African wild dog, Somali giraffe and Grevy’s zebra face an uncertain future
Deficient rainfall in Bihar, paddy farmers fear drought, crop loss
Most of Bihar’s 38 districts are facing rainfall deficit, according to IMD’s data
Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis
As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end
East Africa drought: ‘Climate change is making La Niña impact severe’
Climate change is pushing countries like Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia into a famine as they face their fifth consecutive deficit rainy seasons
Climate change victim: How high temperatures, drought have endangered this Kalahari bird
The southern yellow-billed hornbill has not been able to breed properly and its numbers have declined subsequently
Why did the Maya civilisation collapse? We don’t know yet, but drought was likely not the cause: Study
The Maya people could have turned to chaya and cassava to meet their carbohydrates and protein needs
A third of global cropland will be drought-hit by 2040 if emissions don’t stop: Report
The yield of staple crops could be globally hit in a business-as-usual scenario for emissions, just at the time when more food is required, …
Permaculture: Stricken by drought years ago, a Nepal village comes back to life
Hundreds left Kurule Tenupa village in Nepal’s Dhankuta district a decade ago; they are now returning home to newer ways of farming
Where does the water go during a drought? Germany researchers try to find out
Researchers examined how the process of evaporation and groundwater recharge differed under various kinds of soils and land uses