Dope dependent

Whether report

Climate is changing. So must the scientific attitude

More drought

Apocalypse is dry now

A cow succumbs to the drought in Portugal

Desperate measures

Climate change will intensify pressure on Ghana’s Weija dam which provides water to Accra

Catchment-level water management in the Accra plains can address the flood risk to the capital city of four million inhabitants, says new report

Breaking silos in disaster management

An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters

How vulnerable are we: Mapping climate change in India

This set of factsheets maps the potential climate change impacts on various agro-ecological zones in India

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

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

Central India in grip of worst-ever drought

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%

A drought of up-to-date data

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

New drought monitoring tool gives hope of better preparation, mitigation at farmer level

State-level workshops will be conducted to help users interpret data from the system

Who leads the intimate dance of El Nino with the Indian monsoon?

Not all droughts over India are explained by El Nino-Southern Oscillation

Don't blame it, on, nature

Starving cattle

Horn of Africa has entered 6th consecutive wet season with no rain: UNHCR

In Somalia, 3.8 million people have been displaced as of February 28, 2023; close to 300,000 people could be newly displaced by July 2023 

Horn of Africa likely to witness failed rainy season for sixth consecutive time: International agencies

Humanitarian crisis brewing; communities will need years to recover from this historically severe drought

Water, Marathwada women’s woe: No brides for farmers as families look for city matches

Access to water, better infra drive marriage prospects as women yearn for more 'comfortable' lives

Water scarcity, parched lands stare at peninsular India

South India reels from the worst drought in over a century. Our reporters travel to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala to …

Brazil finally gets some rain, but drought prevails

Country’s worst drought in nearly 80 years may lead to rationing of water by the government

Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July

Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported

Half of Maharashtra’s villages lose 50% crop

Farmers want drought to be declared; government dilly-dallies

Will diesel subsidy help farmers tide over drought?