Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought
The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall
Nepal: A sitting duck for climate disasters
The country’s geography and ever-looming threat of climate change make it very vulnerable
Sahiwal cattle, the pride of the Subcontinent, is going places in rural Kenya
With its high milk and meat yield, its resistance to drought and diseases, the breed has brought great changes in Kenya’s villages
Low soil moisture posing threat in most river basins
At least half of 16 river basins have been found to be low in soil moisture across India, says a study
World Water Day: Drawing to a close
Groundwater level has dipped in almost all parts of India, with the maximum depletion observed in and around Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, …
With half a million new farm ponds, should farmers be worried about deficit monsoon?
In the last 12 years, the MGNREGA has created at least 46 new water harvesting structures in every village
With low water reserves, a blistering Indian summer
The water levels in Indian reservoirs are at levels lower than they have been in nearly a decade, and as the summer approaches, it looks like it …
Keeping pace with climate change in crop development
The problem of climate change and crop development represents a challenge for agricultural systems across the globe
Bacteria teach crops how to endure drought
A hardy bacterium that can adapt to water-scarce conditions offers clues to how crops can survive dry periods
Losing ground
Across the world, the deserts are advancing, threatening the lives and livelihoods of about one billion people
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
Droughts bring disease: Here are 4 ways they do it
Prolonged dry spells, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions, may have serious impacts, particularly if people aren’t prepared
Megadrought in Chile: Both natural climate factors, human-induced global warming to blame
A quarter of reduction of rainfall a direct result of sea-surface warming
Parched no more: MGNREGA enables multi-cropping in Bundelkhand’s Himmatpura
A check dam has allowed a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Jalaun district to grow crops in two cycles
Secure from drought: How MGNREGA changed lives in Bandlapalli
The village from where the scheme was launched in India, has remained untouched by drought in a water-scarce region
Poor pay for ecological neglect
Droughts seem to be here to stay. Wrong development policies, governmental indifference and relief schemes which don't work have led to …
How climate change-induced glacial melt affects people in the Himalayan region
Climate change-induced glacial melt can seriously affect half a billion people in the Himalayan region.If the warming trend continues, most …
It's time we shift farmers' economic burden
Assured net income, including assured minimum support price for crops, can put an end to farmer suicide cases in India
Why are flood-prone states slacking in policy implementation
Most states have not identified or demarcated affected areas in spite of recommendations by multiple committees
Cyclone Freddy travelled from Australia to batter Madagascar, one of the most climate-vulnerable nations
The world’s fourth-largest island is suffering a drought since 2018; cyclones and also the first famine caused by climate change
Water insecurity hits sub-Saharan Africa hard: Report
People with lower levels of income and those residing on the outskirts of cities are more prone to water insecurity
‘Europe will witness more extreme megadroughts in the years ahead’
Down To Earth speaks to climate historian Christian Pfister from the University of Berne about Europe’s tryst with drought this year, in …
Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts
FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed
Strong fires in 4 Brazilian states, Federal District, satellite images show
It will rain in the last quarter of the year in Brazil but it won’t be enough to end the drought aiding the fires, say experts
Taliban take-over: Afghanistan already battling drought, hunger, COVID-19
The now-absent government at Kabul had declared drought on June 22; half of its 30 million people are below the poverty line while 7,000 …