Drought grips Kodagu: Cauvery river runs dry, posing threat to wildlife and livelihoods

Coffee farms & tourism, Kodagu’s mainstays, are running into losses; land sharks responsible for exacerbating drought, say locals

कहीं सूखा, कहीं सैलाब, पानी लिख रहा है बर्बादी की नई कहानी

भविष्य में जल की मांग जनसंख्या से नहीं, बल्कि आर्थिक विकास से उत्पन्न होगी

Environment in elections: Drought not on poll agenda even as north Karnataka records 3rd-lowest rainfall in over 100 years

Region’s people feel things can’t remain same even as other parts of Karnataka have no water problems

Environment in elections: Droughts fail to make it to poll issues in Jharkhand

Severe drought conditions in the state over the past two years ignored by politicians during campaigns, say farmers

Environment in elections: Andhra’s Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos

87 Mandals in four districts classified as ‘severely affected’ areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020

Southern African drought primarily driven by El Nino, massive blow to food security, health: Study 

Researchers recommend enhanced resilience to droughts that may occur twice as frequently in El Nino years

DTE Coverage: Parched Marathwada

How Maharashtra’s drought-prone region does not have water though summer has not even peaked

El Nino drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba only 13% full: A disaster for people & wildlife

Over the long term, droughts could become more severe and the Kariba Dam could stop producing as much power

Baobab reforestation efforts show rapid impact in Madagascar

Down To Earth speaks to two scientists on efforts to conserve the iconic trees of the world’s fourth-largest island

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

Drought turns up the heat on wildfire recovery in western US, NASA data reveals

Research finds that when droughts coincide with wildfires, the recovery process takes a significant hit

महाराष्ट्र सूखा योजना: दस साल, 9,630 करोड़ खर्च, फिर भी महज 487 लोगों के लिए पानी

विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि मराठवाड़ा में सूखा स्पष्ट रूप से मानव निर्मित आपदा है, जिसके लिए जल संसाधनों का कुप्रबंधन जिम्मेवार है

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 …

MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand

Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures

Book Excerpt: How Odisha achieved the seemingly impossible feat of ‘Water for All’

A state once infamous for drought is now providing international standard drinking water to lakhs of homes, with an aim to do so for every household

Climate change: Over a million farming households face acute food shortage in Zambia, warns Oxfam 

A severe drought, worsened by climate change & El Nino, has caused massive crop failures for half of the nation’s planted area

Major droughts make women 35 per cent more likely to be underweight: New study

Teenage pregnancy & intimate partner violence also grew after drought episodes

सूखे की राह पर पानी वाली धरती

भारत में पिछले चार दशक में करीब एक तिहाई जैव-विविधता से भरे वेटलैंड्स शहरीकरण और कृषि भूमि के विस्तार में गुम हो गए

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

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

The first megadrought of the 21st century

Just what is a megadrought and why is the American West experiencing it

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