The Latest Breaking News from Drought

It has been a month since any significant rain fell on mainland France, hitting a record and raising concerns about water reserves that were depleted in last year’s severe drought.

It is longest water levels have remained so low in Venetian lagoon for at least 15 years

Wholesale milk price hit all-time record in December, after months of farmers absorbing higher costs

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up water from the Colorado River, which sustains a region of 40 million people across seven states but has been devastated by the worst drought in more than a…

African leaders gather Saturday in Addis Ababa for an annual summit, aiming to jumpstart a faltering trade deal while also focusing on the continent's most pressing challenges, including armed conflict and a worsening food crisis. As the continent reels from a record drought in the Horn of Africa and deadly…

The Magpies will end their long trophy drought if they win at Wembley but they won't bank much in terms of prize money

Vast areas along Po River already parched, raising fears about farming, hydropower and drinking water

Calamarca (Bolivia) (AFP) - Dozens of furrows lie barren in a dusty field on the Bolivian highlands.It should be replete with potato plants ready for harvest, but a deadly combination of drought and frost proved too much for the crop. 

As January’s drenching storms have given way to an unseasonably dry February, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to waive environmental rules in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in an effort to store more water in reservoirs — a move that is drawing heated criticism from environmental advocates who say…