Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207 crore aid to tackle drought
Quarter of state budget allocated to manage water; drip irrigation on 100,000 hectares
Drinking water shortage to hit Maharashtra as drought worsens
In the Vidarbha region which is facing 30 per cent rainfall deficit in the first half the monsoon, the situation is very grim
Land grab fallout
Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry
Climate change hardly a burning issue for Indian voters
Indian democracy is yet to breed a new category of ‘climate voters’ as its electoral landscape has very little space for green …
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
Plants use smell of cut grass to attract insects that can protect it, reveals study
Finding could help develop plants that are more resistant to pests
On El Nino's track
Down To Earth has been following the current El Nino since July. A lowdown
An ancient system that could bring water to dry areas
An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers “qanat system” could help Africa's dry areas faciing water shortages
Horn of Africa facing deadly floods due to El Nino-linked ‘above average’ rains
Heavy rainfall predicted to keep affecting the region for the next three months with varying intensity
In 4 years, India lost over 30 million hectares of healthy land to degradation: UN data
This is almost 10% of all the country's entire landmass
Faster disaster: Climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms
As we continue to warm the planet, we’ll see more flash droughts and more intense ones
Maharashtra unseasonal rains likely to damage onions, wheat, grapes
Along with a drop in price, the conditions will bolster pest attacks, farmers say
Run-up to COP27: Zimbabweans count loss and damage as climate change hits country hard
Frequency of droughts has also increased to about 1 in 3 years from 1 per decade
Earth just experienced its 6th-warmest August on record
Warmest August on record was experienced in both North America and Europe
It took just a week for drought-affected Assam to be deluged: DTE Analysis
Not all embankments can stop floods, as has happened this time in Assam, say experts
Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report
The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions
Extreme heat, drought make crops more vulnerable to soil-borne diseases: Study
Plant-eating fungus in the soil flourished at high temperatures, researchers found
More than half of Nepal's climate budget remains underutilised: Report
Of the NPR 393.4 billion, allocated in 2017-18, just 43 per cent was spent
Sub-Saharan Africa lost 2.6bn tonnes of carbon stock due to climate change
A recent study says prolonged dry periods have reduced carbon stocks in dryland areas
Venezuela imposes 2-day working week for government employees
The reduced workweek will extend throughout May
Making of drought-proof gram
Proteins that help chickpea fight dehydration identified
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