The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Emergency measures being taken down south as drought fears grow

Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddling the French-Swiss border that her cruise boats usually ply.

Lack of rain could have dire consequences for farming and crop harvesting

Tory leadership hopefuls urged to set out emergency plans as parts of UK face driest conditions on record

Many water companies across the country are taking necessary steps to help tackle a potential drought in the coming weeks

The head of the National Committee for Food Supply in the Federation of Saudi Chambers said Indian rice producers have conveyed a message of reassurance that Basmati rice - the most sought-after variety in the region – would not be affected by drought and lack of rainfall, currently affecting India…

People should also be washing clothes differently according to Natural Resources Wales

Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the…

England has taken on a different hue with infrequent rain causing parched landscapes.

The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.

The National Drought Group moved England into ‘Prolonged Dry Weather’ status.