The Latest Breaking News from Drought

The severe drought is damaging natural habitats, affecting agriculture, and creating major energy shortages

From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa. The overall figure has almost doubled from 13 million at the start of 2022, the UN's World Food Programme said in…

Chibayish Marshes (Iraq) (AFP) - Black buffaloes wade through the waters of Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes, leisurely chewing on reeds.After years of drought, winter rains have brought some respite to herders and livestock in the famous wetlands.

Over the past four or five years, there has been no notable rise in these groundwater levels - meaning they remain at a low level

The world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end. In its World Disasters Report 2022, the IFRC said "all countries remain dangerously…

"A few years ago, I would never have imagined that water would be a problem here in Europe"

There has been no significant rise in groundwater levels across Europe, according to new data from satellites orbiting Earth.

The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 is urging the world’s distracted donors to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine

Rivers and lakes that have nurtured communities since civilisation’s dawn are drying up, as drought leads to hunger, displacement and simmering conflict

New York (AFP) - The idea of New York in wintertime conjures up images of Manhattan's Times Square and Central Park shrouded in snow.Not this year.

London (AFP) - Casemiro scored twice as Manchester United turned on the style to beat 10-man Reading 3-1 and reach the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday as Tottenham forward Son Heung-min ended his recent goal drought.