The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Restrictions on food exports are spilling over from rice and wheat to other essentials

Farmers in Belagavi, Karnataka urge Union govt. to release drought relief funds, expand MGNREGA coverage, waive farm loans. Officials visited drought-hit villages, found 99% cultivation targets achieved despite 38% rainfall scarcity. Farmers reported crop losses due to delayed rainfall.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said he will challenge CWRC's direction to release 3,000 cusecs of water to TN in SC. He added that Karnataka does not have water to release. He also said 195 taluks in the state are reeling under drought. He said protests are allowed in democracy, but will…

Officials say the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year

Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency

The $5bn Future Drought Fund has underspent its $100m annual budget every year since it was established in 2019

As our planet warms, we’re experiencing more frequent and severe weather events, rising sea levels, prolonged droughts and altered ecosystems. These environmental shifts directly affect people’s livelihoods by destroying crops and depleting water sources. They make once-inhabitable areas uninhabitable.

Farmers and regional Australia are being told to seize the opportunities of the nation's transition to a net-zero economy after warnings of worsening droughts.

Minister Lad accuses Joshi of using Hindu festivals for electioneering; questions whether festivals were celebrated in past 7 decades; questions why Joshi not talking about China, drought, pending GST money; questions purpose of ₹1.5 lakh crore allocated to State; alleges GST share being diverted to UP, Bihar.

Australians are bracing for a hot spring and summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared El Niño is underway, making warmer and drier conditions more likely for large parts of the country. And we’ve just watched the Northern Hemisphere swelter through their summer, making July 2023 Earth’s hottest month…

Hammers wasteful as Moyes struggles continue at Anfield