The Latest Breaking News from Drought

With their stunning spring flowers and striking foliage, drought-tolerant loropetalums are a worthy addition to your yard

The damage wrought by climate change has spurred countries and communities across the developing world to look at using so-called 'parametric' insurance to help cushion the financial blow.

Torrential rain submerged the dried-out landscape of the Emilia-Romagna region, forcing thousands to evacuate

Exclusive: Powerful series illustrates devastating impact of crisis ahead of World Hunger Day

It’s so dry in Kansas that wheat plants are turning blue.

Storms, avalanches, floods and drought have slammed Italy over the past year, killing dozens of people, as once exceptional disasters become a regular part of life, leaving the government scrambling to find answers.

CSIRO has found greenhouse gas emissions have likely been making El Niño and La Niña events more frequent and extreme since the 1960s. Up until now little was known about the role it played.

The call from Oxfam comes just weeks after the Daily Mirror highlighted the horrific 'forgotten famine' that is ravaging the region

Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to the government.

Europe is monitoring its groundwater levels, hoping to avert acute shortages over the summer and mitigate a crisis in some of the driest areas. FRANCE 24's Science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at the situation in France, where it has rained in some regions in recent weeks, but not everywhere. Many…

World likely to break key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict