The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Some experts are calling it a mini spring drought

In a drought-hit Mexican border region at the center of growing competition with the United States for water, conservationists are working to bring a once-dying river delta back to life.

Farmers and rural communities who are struggling to survive a worsening drought are getting a multi-million dollar boost to help get them through the crisis.

After lost seasons and tough love from Geno Auriemma, Bueckers cemented her era in Storrs by ending the Huskies’ long title drought.

Not even Flagg could end Duke's 10-year national title drought.

Gaura adds a delicate touch to any summer yard display with its slender, arching stems and endless flowers

El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, unleashing floods, droughts and storms thousands of miles from…

IN FOCUS: An energy crisis in Zambia and Zimbabwe caused by lack of rain has led to plans for a rapid increase in coal power – most backed with money from Chinese firms. Nick Ferris reports

Child marriage and sexual violence plague women and girls as climate change threatens the northern Marsabit region.

IN FOCUS: The climate crisis is already displacing millions of people from their homes as they seek to escape extreme weather events, desertification and drought, writes Alicja Hagopian. With Donald Trump ordering billions of dollars of cuts to climate aid projects, the poorest and most vulnerable countries face even greater…

Led by Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong, the Huskies head to Tampa in an ideal position to end their nine-year championship drought.