The Latest Breaking News from Drought

ON THE GROUND: Nick Ferris visits families forced from their home due to flooding in Ethiopia’s northern Afar region – who say they have been largely deserted by humanitarian organisations as aid cuts have taken hold this year

INDEPENDENT ARABIA: Pistachio farmers in northern Syria are facing one of their toughest seasons yet, as drought, pests and rising costs threaten a crop long considered the country’s “red gold”, Mustafa Rostom reports

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Despite recent rainfall, the situation remains ‘precarious’, the Environment Agency stated

The country’s drought situation remains ‘precarious’ despite recent rainfall, and could be facing a drier than normal three months to January.

Storms, drought, floods and heatwaves are a disaster for small scale farmers in Africa, who can’t all afford insurance. Yet new, technologically advanced and cheaper types of agricultural insurance exist and could be rolled out across Africa. These include picture-based insurance that relies on smartphone photos to assess crop damage,…

Iran is seeing nationwide water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

Back at the ATP finals one year after reaching the last hurdle, Fritz remains a top-five talent. It’s a reminder that a certain major-title drought is not his burden to bear