Drought to deluge: Kodagu was parched 3 months ago, now receives extreme rainfall
The district has received double the amount of August’s rainfall in just nine days
Drought watch: More than half of India affected in July
Around 46.11 per cent of the country is ‘abnormally dry’ or ‘exceptionally dry’
A 'sapphire rush' has sent at least 45,000 miners into Madagascar's protected rainforests
The island's latest mining boom threatens a critically endangered lemur – and puts human lives at risk
Drought politics
U R Ananthamurthy's iconic classic about the struggle of an idealistic civil servant trapped in a highly political environment has greater …
Africa must invest in green water management to tackle drought, fight hunger
In the water-deficient regions of SSA, management of scarce rainfall must form an integral part of the development agenda, experts added
African Drought Conference: leaders focus on risk mitigation measures
African countries were urged to move away from crisis management approach to risk management
Drought, but why: Area under cultivation has halved in Andhra Pradesh's Ananthapuramu
Decades of deficit rainfall, monoculture in agriculture and perpetually mounting farmer debts have left the district in the lurch
Plague kills 40 in Africa’s Madagascar, El Nino blamed
High level of resistance to deltamethrin, an insecticide used to control fleas, has complicated the problem
From drought to deluge: impact of monsoon flooding across Asia
China declared 2016 monsoon floods as the second-costliest on record. Heavy monsoon rains after two straight years of drought also caught India …
El Nino-induced drought leaves Africa dry and hungry
El Nino-induced drought in Africa has destroyed crops, challenged food security and caused cattle deaths. Ahead of the African Drought Conference …
India simply does not acknowledge forest drought
Severe dry spells in Indian forests have hit the livelihood of more than 100 million people
Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas
Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops
Over 70% of India reporting drought-like conditions
Skewed temporal-spatial rainfall distribution, prolonged monsoonal breaks driving factors, say experts
Addis Ababa faces growing climate change risks like heat, drought and floods, study warns
Increase in the city’s population will be absorbed by informal settlements, the prime destination for most migrants
2023 a drought year? September will need at least 92% of normal rainfall
IMD forecasts ‘normal’ rainfall; expert says below-normal rainfall over western, southern, south central and northern parts of India …
Monsoon 2023: Can India forecast drought in the long-term?
A recent deep-learning model finds that till 2027, major parts of the country will be affected by droughts
Jharkhand may be declared drought-hit again this year
Paddy planted in just 44% of target area this year, 37% rainfall deficit recorded till now this monsoon
After 4 years of high-intensity rains, Kerala inching towards drought with 45% deficit rainfall
Lack of sufficient rains is likely to impact farming expenses and yields this time; drinking water, power generation affected
Africa’s energy poverty: Push to renewables, more players for power supply may help Madagascar’s electrification plans
Around 35% of country has access to electricity, 1.4% has access to clean cooking fuel
Deluge in Puerto Rico, drought in La Plata: WMO paints grim picture of warming Latin America, Caribbean
Extreme weather events in the region over 30 years have led to economic losses and affected countries’ to mitigate and adapt to climate …
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain
Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry conditions and suddenly faced flash floods after torrential rain
Rains still continue; this spring had been Spain’s driest on record through May 21
After catastrophic drought for 6 years, flash floods in Somalia displace 200,000
The situation in Somalia is not an isolated incident, rather it is happening in other parts of Africa as well
Floods by ongoing Gu rains destructed Belet Weyne district, Hirshabelle State and Baardheere in Jubaland State, says UN
Climate disaster: Wave of drought-induced cholera in Kenya
Acute water shortage & rationing due to prolonged droughts led to poor sanitation, cholera outbreaks across Africa