The Latest Breaking News from Drought

The 2.4bn raised was less than the $7bn the UN says is needed to provide help to millions at risk in the region.

California regulators say the state is unlikely to run short of electricity this summer, thanks to new power sources and a wet winter that filled reservoirs to restart hydroelectric power plants shuttered during the drought

In speeches across the country ahead of regional elections on Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised two-euro cinema tickets for the elderly, affordable homes for the young and money to mitigate the effects of a long-term drought.

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

A church was underwater since the 1960 as the government of Catalonia created the Sau Reservoir on the site of the former town. 

Spanish authorities protectively shut down schools, universities and day-care centres as torrential rains swept over the coastal southeast on Tuesday following a long drought, leaving behind flooded basements, submerged cars and closed-off roads.

This year, Yadgir district has enough fodder in stock. It may be recalled that there was a shortage during drought four or five years ago. According to information provided by the Animal Husbandry Department, the fodder stock available can be managed feeding 2.90 lakh head of cattle and 6.93 lakh…

Uruguayans in the capital Montevideo are praying for rain amid a historic drought that has left the main reservoir for the city with only ten days of water left.

LOS ANGELES — The seven states that depend on the Colorado River announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on cutting water use from the river over the next three years to prevent reservoirs from falling to critically low levels.