The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Water is at a premium in Kenya, where four million people are facing starvation as severe drought brings life to a standstill. The government has declared an emergency in four counties, including Tana River on the south coast, but locals there have seen government aid dry up as well.

"From megafires to ocean heatwaves and acidification, extensive coral bleaching, drought and extreme rainfall and flooding events, we are now seeing and suffering through the scientifically predicted impacts of climate change across the country."

Spain has faced extreme weather as weeks of hot temperatures have sparked wildfires across the country - now holidaymakers have been warned over what to expect in the coming months.

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday.

Drought is shrinking crops from the U.S. Farm Belt to China’s Yangtze River basin, ratcheting up fears of global hunger and weighing on the outlook for inflation.

Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis.

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated to safer areas as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that for most of the summer was devastated by heat and drought

The warning is in place until November 2022

Facing deadly drought and historic floods, African leaders will voice calls for urgent action at the Gabon meeting.

WOLVES 1-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED: The dazzling French forward made little impact at Molineux, but his fine late volley earned the Magpies a share of the spoils, after Ruben Neves' excellent first-half opener

West Ham finally breathed a sigh of relief as their goal drought ended with a 1-0 win at Villa Park