Several African countries in need of food assistance

Drought associated with El Nino has affected agriculture prospects in Southern Africa

An empire withers away

Recent findings suggest the Akkadian empire, which once flourished on the banks of the Euphrates, collapsed because of a sudden dearth of water.

Carving oases in drought-prone Kutch

The Shree Vivekananda Research and Training Institute has made a name for itself, helping villagers in Kutch district. Among its innumerable …

Death by starvation

About 11 million people in Orissa and Bihar have become victims of a famine that has occurred despite adequate food stocks in the country.

Human greed compounds nature's tragedy

The devastating famine that is killing Somalis by the thousands each week will end some day, but they may find out then that they have to deal …

Drought across the border

Dams are the talking point in Pakistan where the regions of Sindh and Baluchistan have been hit by drought

A photographer's exposure to reality

At the end of each photo-journalistic journey I make, it finally comes down to this -- those first moments of nervous discovery. It was then that …

Mr Prime Minister good news

The finance minister has said that the government is committed to double farmers' income in five years. Here are a few villages across the …

Drinking water shortage to hit Maharashtra as drought worsens

In the Vidarbha region which is facing 30 per cent rainfall deficit in the first half the monsoon, the situation is very grim

Land grab fallout

Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry

Rare Antarctica warming to trigger heatwaves, fires in Australia

The sudden stratospheric warming in South Pole has spiked temperatures by more than 40 degrees

Centre, Bihar take stock as state edges towards drought

Last year, no steps were taken by the central government despite drought being declared in Bihar and Jharkhand  

Satellite images show that Spain is in danger of drying out one of the main wetlands in Europe

Doñana National Park owes its importance to its marshes and ponds that host waterbirds and rare, endemic and endangered species

Death of the Nile? Mega dams have killed the river’s ability to flush carcinogens, slowly killing its delta

Much of the contamination by heavy metals is irreversible, but science-based conservation measures could help, study claims

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

Loss & damage: The 2022 extreme weather events linked to climate change

Human imprint is evident in 71% of the 504 extreme weather events witnessed across Earth between 2003 and 2022

Carved in stone: What are these warning signs that Europe’s drought has revealed

Hunger stones are a common hydrological marker in the region that date back to the pre-instrumental era

This common weed can offer drought-resistant crops

Scientists integrated two metabolic pathways to produce a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to withstand drought while remaining …

From 19% seasonal deficit to 106% excess rain in 24 hours: Warning signals from Gujarat

Gujarat showed a complete reversal of circumstances in a matter of 10 days; its drought changed into deluge  

A third of global cropland will be drought-hit by 2040 if emissions don’t stop: Report

The yield of staple crops could be globally hit in a business-as-usual scenario for emissions, just at the time when more food is required, …

Don’t assume Pantanal’s jaguars are safe. Here is why

Down To Earth speaks with jaguar expert and conservation scientist Fernando Tortato about the road ahead for jaguars in their stronghold of the …

Drought, climate change were kindling; now Australia's east coast ablaze

Most tragic losses in northern NSW: 970,000 hectares burned, 3 dead, at least 150 homes destroyed

Global environmental change alters grasslands

Grasslands store 30 per cent of the world's carbon making them crucial in combating climate change  

Scant July rainfall: India may face drought, floods again

Long periods of no rain and then a sudden bout of excessive rainfall have become the hallmark of Indian monsoon in the last few years

Mumbai rains once again prove climate change is no hoax

The number of rainy days is decreasing while intense rainfall events are increasing globally