After the West’s historic snow drought, spring could bring water shortages and wildfires
At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places…
Not much relief in sight for Prairie drought
SASKATOON — There is not much relief on the horizon for the drought-stricken region of the Canadian Prairies,…
‘How do I survive?’ Drought plagues Kenya’s Turkana amid surplus elsewhere | Drought News
Turkana, Kenya – In the relentless heat of Kainama in Turkana county, Veronica Akalapatan and her neighbours walk…
Heat waves increasingly trigger sudden ‘flash droughts’: Study
Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate,…
Scone breaks daily rainfall record in 2 hours but farmers say more is needed to rid region of drought
Cobwebs have been washed off the gumboots in the NSW Upper Hunter after storms delivered a soaking at…
‘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…
Rio Verde Foothills: Water supply woes end as new water station opens
Facility restores water for Rio Verde Foothills It has been years since residents in the Rio Verde Foothills…
‘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…
‘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…
The Startups Producing Drinkable Water from Air
Blistering suns, endless dunes and almost no water. This is the imagined world on the planet Tatooine in…
Hiltzik: Trump’s tariffs made beef prices worse
It has become routine practice to turn to Trump administration spokespersons to learn how Democrats and illegal immigrants…