Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Drought

How La Niña and El Niño affect the weather

A weather pattern known as El Niño has formed over the pacific ocean, and scientists believe it could drastically increase global temperatures and trigger extreme events like droughts and cyclones.

The Week

River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry

Experts are warning of disastrous conditions for wildlife at upper River Derwent in Borrowdale

The Guardian - UK

'Serious concern' over low French water table as country braces for extreme drought

France is bracing for an extreme drought this summer with two-thirds of the country’s water table still below normal despite storms and flooding across parts of the south and east.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The best drought-tolerant herbs – 8 tasty plants that are easy to care for in hot, dry weather

Many of the best aromatic, culinary, and medicinal herbs can thrive in dry conditions thanks to their Mediterranean heritage

Homes & Gardens

How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go

Those most affected by climate-induced droughts risk being trapped due to a lack of resources and networks to migrate.

360info

Lake Oroville is 100% full as California reservoirs are revived by historic rain and snowmelt

California's second-largest reservoir is now completely full after a historic rainy season recharged reservoirs across the state following years of drought.

Los Angeles Times

Parsing the impact of the parched season

The effects of the El Niño weather pattern are becoming increasingly evident with the persistence of hot, dry weather and high temperatures despite the official start of the rainy season on May 22, as announced by the Meteorological Department.

Bangkok Post

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Can you water plants with bath water? Experts reveal the pros and cons

Whether or not you decide to use bath water to hydrate your plants depends on several factors – here's what you need to know

Homes & Gardens

Wales not set for imminent hosepipe ban despite parts of the UK already limiting water

Parts of Wales were still considered to be in drought in January this year

Wales Online

Nick Taylor makes history with 72-foot putt to win 2023 RBC Canadian Open in fourth playoff hole

The win is the third Taylor on the PGA Tour and ends a 69-year drought for Canadians in their national open.

USA Today Sports Media Group

El Niño is officially BACK threatening intense floods, droughts, wildfire and PLAGUE

The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has officially declared El Niño is underway and scientists warn it could bring record hot temperatures and contribute to extreme events including droughts, cyclones and infectious diseases

Daily Mirror

‘A portion of paradise’: how the drought is bringing a lost US canyon back to life

Record dryness has restored an ecosystem under Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir

The Guardian - US

Drought-tolerant landscaping ideas – 8 solutions for a more sustainable backyard design

It's goodbye to water-guzzling lawns and needy plants and hello to drought-tolerant varieties and permeable hardscaping

Homes & Gardens

When Will Canadian Wildfire Smoke Return To The Northeast?

New York City is seeing positive signs of haze clearing up as the Northeast is still dealing with bad quality of air.

Zenger

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Inverse

NASA Satellite Images Reveal Surprisingly Good News for California

New satellite photos show the levels of Shasta Lake, California’s largest reservoir, going from 31 percent capacity last November to nearly 100 percent in May 2023.

Homes & Gardens

Expert tips for watering lavender to avoid ‘loving it to death’

Lavender is a drought-tolerant plant that only requires watering during prolonged dry spells

Football London

Ange Postecoglou tipped to end Tottenham trophy drought but Champions League agony for new boss

We asked our Tottenham Hotspur correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest to predict how they believe next season will go under the new head coach

Bangkok Post

Outlook better for rice exports in H2

Thailand should see greater opportunities to export rice in the second half of the year as countries that import are rushing to stock up on concerns about drought.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Bangkok Post

El Niño fails to affect Thai food prices

The Internal Trade Department says the droughts caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon have yet to affect the prices of local goods.

France 24

El Nino is back, and it's brought the threat of extreme weather with it

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared on Thursday that the El Nino climate pattern is now underway, bringing the threat of more frequent tropical cyclones in the Pacific, increased rainfall and flooding in parts of the Americas and rising temperatures across the globe.

The Guardian - UK

‘They are overlooked by everybody’: elders in Ethiopia bear brunt of the climate crisis

With their cattle killed by five years of drought, and aid agencies focused on children and mothers, older people in the Horn of Africa are facing terrible malnutrition

Evening Standard

In pictures: Declan Rice and David Moyes lead celebrations as huge crowds attend West Ham trophy parade

Thousands of West Ham fans lined the streets for the club’s trophy parade to celebrate the end of a 43-year trophy drought.

The Hindu

El Nino | It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

An El Nino is a natural, temporary and occasional warming of part of the Pacific that shifts weather patterns across the globe, often by moving the airborne paths for storms.

The Independent UK

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

After months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others

Daily Mirror

Canada wildfires MAPPED as millions told to wear masks and avoid outdoors

Over the past six weeks, massive wildfires have spread across Canada, burning more than 3.3 million hectares of land - an area 12 times the 10-year average for this time of year

1 … 79 80 81 82

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Natural Resources Wales

85 stories

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

56 stories

the Meteorological Department

53 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.