The Latest Breaking News from Drought

The floods, droughts, heatwaves, and fires that are devastating many parts of the world underscore two fundamental facts. First, damage to freshwater supplies is increasingly straining human societies, especially the poor, with far-reaching implications for economic, social, and political stability. Second, the combined impact of today's extreme conditions is unprecedented…

All NSW dams are now sitting above 90 per cent capacity, prompting debate over how they should be managed amid the threat of flooding from La Niña and concerns about future drought.

Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop harvests begin

(This Sept. 29 story has been corrected to show rains have failed in the last four rainy seasons, not the last four years in second paragraph)