Yet another tragedy

KENYA

Clueless in drought

Everybody loves a good drought. Few understand it. Especially the Indian media

Fighting over water

Two people were killed in Pakistan during protests against water scarcity

Water woes

Counting the cost

Parched and pouring

Dry wit

The obvious choice

Dead end

Amazon’s future bleak unless environmental protection and industrial development policies are overhauled: Aline Carrara

Down To Earth speaks to social scientist Aline Carrara on what the drought in the Amazon means for humanity’s future

Balangir's distressed migrants

From a resource-rich area to a metaphor for poverty, the Balangir district of Orissa has covered a long distance. Plausibly, it is this journey …

The shadow of a calamity

Among disasters, drought is the easiest to predict and manage. The Indian Meteorological Department's forecast of a "below normal" monsoon in …

Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk — while wet areas get wetter

The “dry gets drier” aspect is particularly important for formulating Hawaii’s plans to adapt to climate change

Rare Antarctica warming to trigger heatwaves, fires in Australia

The sudden stratospheric warming in South Pole has spiked temperatures by more than 40 degrees

Centre, Bihar take stock as state edges towards drought

Last year, no steps were taken by the central government despite drought being declared in Bihar and Jharkhand  

Satellite images show that Spain is in danger of drying out one of the main wetlands in Europe

Doñana National Park owes its importance to its marshes and ponds that host waterbirds and rare, endemic and endangered species

Death of the Nile? Mega dams have killed the river’s ability to flush carcinogens, slowly killing its delta

Much of the contamination by heavy metals is irreversible, but science-based conservation measures could help, study claims

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

Loss & damage: The 2022 extreme weather events linked to climate change

Human imprint is evident in 71% of the 504 extreme weather events witnessed across Earth between 2003 and 2022

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

This common weed can offer drought-resistant crops

Scientists integrated two metabolic pathways to produce a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to withstand drought while remaining …

From 19% seasonal deficit to 106% excess rain in 24 hours: Warning signals from Gujarat

Gujarat showed a complete reversal of circumstances in a matter of 10 days; its drought changed into deluge  

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, …

Don’t assume Pantanal’s jaguars are safe. Here is why

Down To Earth speaks with jaguar expert and conservation scientist Fernando Tortato about the road ahead for jaguars in their stronghold of the …