The Latest Breaking News from Drought

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.

Warnings over lighting fires have been issued in the heat, while households are facing hosepipe bans to limit water use after dry weather.

The cricket club at Odiham in Hampshire is having to water its wicket at least once a day, while farmers need to buy in food for cattle

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…