Nutrition and education efforts aim to address stunting of Benin’s children
N’DALI, Benin (AP) — Sabi Bera Zakari didn’t appear to care much how tall his children would grow.…
Europe heat and drought disrupt nuclear power plants
A view of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant as low flow rate of the Danube River has raised…
Europe drought threatens energy, shipping and growth
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among…
UN warns record strong El Nino will add fuel to a burning planet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages,…
Waikato drought plan pushes ahead despite looming council reforms
Droughts that were once in a generation are now nearly “every other year”, creating less water and more…
El Nino has formed in the Pacific and could set records, forecasters say
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is…
Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why
The Reserve Bank has since used that 2012-13 event as a plausible worst-case drought scenario in some agricultural…
Colorado River water releases aim to help Lake Powell electricity
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water…
Record drought hits US, which is bad for food prices, fires and water
Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows.…
Scientist use DNA in efforts to help species adapt to climate change
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing…
Desalination, the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater
As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea…
Maadi Cup results: King’s College claim first title since 1960 at Twizel
They carried the favourites tag into the final and their crew of Marcus McLeod, Jack Reid, Patrick Sandlant,…