The Latest Breaking News from Drought

The defender scored a stunning third of the afternoon for the Sons in their 4-0 victory against Elgin City on Saturday, his first goal since netting for Brechin City in 2018.

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

In America's dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China's Yangtze river basin, it's bone dry. Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil that produces our food.

As world leaders converge on Sharm el-Sheikh for UN climate conference Cop27, World Food Programme staff highlight some of the countries hit hardest

In Australia, a land of drought and flooding rains, the institutions and government departments responsible for water policy have no common definition of water security.

Much-needed rainfall in eastern Kentucky is carrying a beneficial impact that is two-fold. It’s helping to snuff out woodland and brush fires in the Appalachian region and putting a dent in relieving drought readings.

Kentucky is under a Red Flag fire warning due to drought conditions fueling wildfires across the commonwealth.

Many people are familiar with flash floods – torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there’s also such a thing as a flash drought, and these sudden, extreme dry spells are becoming a big concern for farmers and water utilities.

OLANCHA, Calif. — Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there.