The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

‘Drowning’ of village of Capel Celyn to provide water to Liverpool in the 60s remains an emotive issue

A blocked sewer in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, caused a road drain to leak with untreated sewage spewing into a quiet street and leaving locals feeling queasy.

It has been confirmed that the visitor centre, which was due to open in May, has been delayed

The resident had flagged the issue to both the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Water a year ago on social media but at the time both replied saying it wasn't their problem.

Unlicensed dredging work has been blamed for causing historic stonework to give way along with the banking behind it

It is one of the measures outlined in a draft water resources management plan

France extracts approximately 31 billion cubic metres of fresh water from its natural sources each year. Faced with an ongoing winter drought that could lead to water restrictions this summer, FRANCE 24 looks at the different ways the country consumes water.

Record-setting snow in LA doesn't mean the state has recovered from its historic drought yet

Multiple governments warn of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted

Spawning sites in east and south-west will need unusually wet spring for tadpoles to survive

LOS ANGELES — California’s remarkably wet winter has helped ease drought conditions considerably, with large swaths of the state — including the coast of Humboldt County, much of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada and the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu — no longer considered to be in drought, according to…