The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Dubbo looks to climate-proof water supply as council says backup groundwater couldn’t be accessed

Rory McIlroy has not lifted one of golf's big four tournaments since his success at Royal Liverpool in 2014 - but is feeling as confident in his game as he has for a long time

Holywood ace finished third here in 2010 after carding a record-equalling opening 63 followed by a second round of 80

Torrential rains in Japan, record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, and recurring droughts in the western US. For the second year in a row the start of summer in the northern hemisphere has been marked by extreme weather. To what extent is global warming to blame?

An abandoned old power boat juts upright from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. Its epitaph might read: Here lay the waters of Lake Mead.

There is something profoundly unsettling about the lush green landscape in Southern California, a desert transformed by the power of water.

The fires in Portugal come with temperatures expected to reach 43C in the coming week, with most of the country classed as being in a "severe" or "extreme" drought

LOS ANGELES — In recent months, falling water levels at Lake Mead have revealed multiple bodies, including the skeletal remains of a probable homicide victim found in a barrel, and sunken pleasure boats.

Italy is experiencing an unusual and prolonged heat wave and little rain this summer. Experts say it’s the worst drought in 70 years in the country and the government has been forced to declare a state of emergency in five northern regions until the end of this year to deal…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Despite California’s worsening drought, and Gov. Gavin Newsom warning six weeks ago that major water agencies need to do more to cut water use or face mandatory statewide restrictions, Californians are still missing conservation targets by a large margin, new numbers released Friday show.

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles and peanut butter. In the United States cotton is a US$7 billion annual crop grown in 17 states from Virginia to Southern California. Today, however, it’s at risk.