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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