The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Widespread heavy rain and flooding is expected to persist in the southern U.S. throughout the week.

Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere -- stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China -- are further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of food and energy, adding pressure to a global trade system already under stress.

Water levels on the Franco-German section of the Rhine river are so low that some vessels cannot sail even when empty, although long-awaited rain has begun to ease bottlenecks along Europe's main commercial waterway.

Power rationing that forced factories in China’s southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams, according to a notice reported by news outlets and a company announcement, adding to losses from the hottest, driest summer in decades. The “tense situation”…

The world is aware of the current drought situation in Europe and it’s not looking good. In the recent turn of events, severe drought in a number of countries exposed years old sunken ships, ominous stones and several lost villages. Most of the rivers and lakes in the continent have…

Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work

A notice reported by Chinese news outlets says power rationing that forced factories in the southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams

Trillions of gallons of water must be saved from the drying Colorado River to avoid the worst-case scenario brought on by drought, climate change and overuse, federal officials announced earlier this summer, setting a deadline for Aug. 15.

China's agriculture ministry says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain

In the looming clmate crisis, will old grape vines cope better with the drought and extreme heat than younger plants? Asks David Williams

Images from across the Northern Hemisphere reveal the impact of severe drought and water shortages, but it is especially stark in Europe.