Drought-affected SA farmers able to access low-interest loans of up to $250,000
South Australian farmers under financial strain from years of drought will be able to access low-interest loans of…
Emergency feed arrives for remote WA pastoralists amid worst drought in decades
Years of little rainfall across an enormous stretch of Western Australia have given way to what some pastoralists…
Drought-hit grain growers make every drop of rain count
New techniques and technology is allowing southern NSW grain growers to produce a harvest, despite significantly below-average rainfall.…
‘It used to rain a lot more’: Greece’s Epiphany events highlight concerns about water scarcity
By Derek Gatopoulos with AP Published on 07/01/2026 – 14:13 GMT+1 As Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on…
Spray on polymer shield helps plants fight bacteria and survive drought
On a warming planet, your food supply depends on crops that can survive heat, drought and fast spreading…
The head of California’s wildlife department is stepping down after 15 years
Charlton “Chuck” Bonham will be stepping down as director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at…
‘It’s getting worse year after year’: Could water from Hungary’s thermal spas save arid farmland?
By Justin Spike with AP Published on 29/12/2025 – 12:30 GMT+1 Oszkár Nagyapáti climbs to the bottom of a sandy pit…
Urban water restrictions likely across Victoria as dam levels drop and dry summer predicted
Melbourne and major regional cities across Victoria could be placed on water restrictions as dry conditions cause dam…
Robert Donald Blackberry jailed after hay bale scam targeting Tasmanian farmers
A Tasmanian man who scammed farmers with promises of hay during an extended dry period has been sentenced…
‘Hot droughts’ could push the Amazon into a hypertropical climate by 2100 – and trees won’t survive
The Amazon rainforest may be developing a climate unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. In…
Violence over water is on the rise, reached a record last year
In Algeria, water shortages left faucets dry, prompting protesters to riot and set tires ablaze. In Gaza, as…
Queensland potato farmers help fill supply gap as southern drought causes national shortage
Potato growers in Queensland’s far north are suddenly in hot demand as drought-stricken paddocks in the country’s south…