The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Thailand is at risk of water scarcity in the eastern region, where the government's flagship investment project Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is being developed, as water demand grows while supply is limited, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

A German parliamentary delegation has canceled plans for a visit to fruit farms in southern Spain after a campaign in Germany to discourage consumers from buying so-called “drought berries” sparked political controversy

A severe drought that has reduced water levels in the Panama Canal threatens to boost shipping costs that may keep inflation elevated, a new challenge to global central banks as they seek to contain inflation. Water levels at Gatun Lake, which feeds the locks in the Panama Canal to raise...

Action set to slow population growth for one of the most rapidly expanding areas of the US amid ‘megadrought’

The banks of Llyn Peris in Snowdonia are very low, but concerns about drought have been eased

Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought worsened by climate change

Europe felt the harsh impact of the climate crisis last year, with drought devastating crops and heatwaves killing more than 20,000 people.

SINGAPORE: Early signs of hot, dry weather caused by El Nino are threatening food producers across Asia, while American growers are counting on heavier summer rains from the weather phenomenon to alleviate the impact of severe drought.

There is a surprisingly wide range of vegetables to discover that can cope without lots of water