Environment in elections: Andhra’s Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos
87 Mandals in four districts classified as ‘severely affected’ areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020
Southern African drought primarily driven by El Nino, massive blow to food security, health: Study
Researchers recommend enhanced resilience to droughts that may occur twice as frequently in El Nino years
DTE Coverage: Parched Marathwada
How Maharashtra’s drought-prone region does not have water though summer has not even peaked
El Nino drought leaves Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba only 13% full: A disaster for people & wildlife
Over the long term, droughts could become more severe and the Kariba Dam could stop producing as much power
Baobab reforestation efforts show rapid impact in Madagascar
Down To Earth speaks to two scientists on efforts to conserve the iconic trees of the world’s fourth-largest island
After 10 years & Rs 9,630 crore, scheme for drought-proofing Maharashtra can provide water to just 487 people for a year
The drought in Marathwada is clearly a human-made disaster, due to the mismanagement of water, say experts
Drought turns up the heat on wildfire recovery in western US, NASA data reveals
Research finds that when droughts coincide with wildfires, the recovery process takes a significant hit
महाराष्ट्र सूखा योजना: दस साल, 9,630 करोड़ खर्च, फिर भी महज 487 लोगों के लिए पानी
विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि मराठवाड़ा में सूखा स्पष्ट रूप से मानव निर्मित आपदा है, जिसके लिए जल संसाधनों का कुप्रबंधन जिम्मेवार है
At least 18 reported dead after Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar
According to the World Bank, Madagascar is among the countries that are most at risk of climate change. It also has the highest rates of poverty …
MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand
Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures
Book Excerpt: How Odisha achieved the seemingly impossible feat of ‘Water for All’
A state once infamous for drought is now providing international standard drinking water to lakhs of homes, with an aim to do so for every household
Climate change: Over a million farming households face acute food shortage in Zambia, warns Oxfam
A severe drought, worsened by climate change & El Nino, has caused massive crop failures for half of the nation’s planted area
Major droughts make women 35 per cent more likely to be underweight: New study
Teenage pregnancy & intimate partner violence also grew after drought episodes
सूखे की राह पर पानी वाली धरती
भारत में पिछले चार दशक में करीब एक तिहाई जैव-विविधता से भरे वेटलैंड्स शहरीकरण और कृषि भूमि के विस्तार में गुम हो गए
Drought emergency declared by 23 countries in 2022-23, shows global drought map
1.84 billion people were drought stricken, out of which 4.7% exposed to severe or extreme drought
Drought in the Amazon can cause local caiman extirpations, spike human-caiman conflict
Drought conditions have previously been cited as a potential factor in increased alligator attacks on humans
Unusual spring heatwave in Spain portends drought conditions in coming months
The country has been suffering from drought since summer last year
The first megadrought of the 21st century
Just what is a megadrought and why is the American West experiencing it
Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150%
West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7
Drought scare looms large over a fifth of India
Till 2020, 7.86% of India’s land was under drought-like conditions
Kenya drought: Half the country to experience food insecurity till December 2021
The drought will put around 2 million people in need of assistance till December
Climate change is real: Severe drought hits Assam’s wet regions
Never seen a drought of this magnitude, claim farmers; paddy crop affected
Strong nexus between land use and drought: UNCCD report
It also called for the management of land and drought to be fundamentally linked
Kerala, Karnataka cannot avail drought assistance despite being stricken by drought
The Central government’s new definitions of drought are acting as impediments
Drought reduces forest’s capacity to absorb carbon
The new study focused on the Amazon Basin finds reduction in tree growth after drought