Drought, climate change were kindling; now Australia's east coast ablaze

Most tragic losses in northern NSW: 970,000 hectares burned, 3 dead, at least 150 homes destroyed

This green oasis is a drought-proof village in Rajasthan

The miracle was brought about mostly through the revival of traditional water-harvesting structures 

Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought

The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall

Trees that survived California’s drought give scientists hope for climate change

What we found is that the ones that were green, like this one, were more water-use efficient than their dead counterparts: Conservation biologist …

Drought to deluge: Kodagu was parched 3 months ago, now receives extreme rainfall

The district has received double the amount of August’s rainfall in just nine days

Drought watch: More than half of India affected in July

Around 46.11 per cent of the country is ‘abnormally dry’ or ‘exceptionally dry’

Scant July rainfall: India may face drought, floods again

Long periods of no rain and then a sudden bout of excessive rainfall have become the hallmark of Indian monsoon in the last few years

Drought watch: Is there any monsoon effect?

A deficit in July rainfall has been associated with six of India’s worst droughts between 1877 and 2005

Drought causes Bundelkhand’s farmers to turn defaulters

In Uttar Pradesh’s portion of the Bundelkhand region, farmers’ lands are being auctioned due to their inability to pay loans

Drought-prone Banda district awaits the shower of poll promises

Poverty, hunger and deprivation plaguing the Bundelkhand region hardly become a poll issue

Drought but why: Jharkhand staring at food insecurity

Primarily a rain dependant state, Jharkhand is witnessing deficient rainfall for the past few years now and even its relatively well-off farmers …

Drought, but why: Karnataka’s water woes won't go away by throwing money on it

Across Karnataka successive monsoon failures in 2018 brought on dire straits for the farmers

Drought, but why: Area under cultivation has halved in Andhra Pradesh's Ananthapuramu

Decades of deficit rainfall, monoculture in agriculture and perpetually mounting farmer debts have left the district in the lurch

Scientists develop transgenic rice that can grow under high salinity, drought

A team of Indian and international scientists hit upon the idea while studying a wild rice variety, Pokkali, grown in coastal regions of Kerala

Kerala: After the deluge, a drought in the works

Major rivers and wells in the state have seen their water levels dip precariously after a terrible flood hit the state in August

Drought in Australia to intensify, fuels winter bush fires

Fire fighters in New South Wales are battling 81 grass and bushfires, 38 of which remained uncontained

Rain record: Odisha gets more than double, Bihar may soon be drought-hit

While 22 districts in Odisha see 200 per cent more rainfall than normal, Bihar’s 22 districts get less than 50 per cent

Africa must be proactive about drought, not reactive, says FAO

As the continent feels the heat of climate change, it is time it adopts measures to better manage its water and land to build greater resilience …

Consumers, private sector crucial for fighting drought, land degradation: UN

Currently, policy instruments and investments to promote the spread of sustainable land management technologies are non-existent

Make choices that will help end soil erosion, reduce effects of drought or dust storms

Every year, we make New Year resolutions about change. Why not include as one of those resolutions, a change of habit leading that will lead to a …

Madagascar emerges as hotspot for endangered whale sharks

85 juvenile sharks visited various spots of the island nation’s coast in a single season, says study

New guar gum-based hydrogel can help save drought-hit crops

The guar gum-based hydrogel is biodegradable and adds organic content to the soil upon degradation

Anantapur farmers take up polycropping to drought-proof agriculture

As a result of natural farming practice that encourages polycropping, groundnut is no more the solo crop in many villages across the district

World lost 2.3 million sq km of forested land to drought in last three decades

Successive droughts lead to a substantial and unsustainable expansion of cropland at the expense of forested lands

Improved heat tolerance and drought resistance help pearl millet fight climate change

The reference genome and analysis of 1,000 lines of the pearl millet genome has provided the clue as to how this dryland cereal survives in …