The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Focus is on Sau reservoir, where water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990

LOS ANGELES — The levee breach that left an entire California town underwater this weekend is putting a spotlight on how the state’s vital flood control infrastructure is being weakened by age, drought, climate change, rodents and neglect — leaving scores of communities at risk.

The weather bureau has issued an El Nino watch and warns a drought could occur later this year after years of heavy rain and floods in the country's east.

Since Christmas the state has faced an exceptionally wet winter after being plagued far more by drought in recent years

Amid cycles of drought and flooding, safe and affordable water management has never been more important, especially in Asia.

The latest wave in the parade of storms to slam the West Coast brought additional flooding hazards across California.

Scientists can now see the big picture on water globally — which areas are repeatedly drying and which are getting hammered by extra-strong rainstorms, thanks to new analysis of satellite data

Campaigners say government and water companies have not done enough to conserve water supplies

Countries in the Horn of Africa have been hit by a multiyear drought. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda are expected to continue getting below-normal rainfall in 2023. Excluding Uganda, 36.4 million people are affected and 21.7 million are in need of food assistance.

Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees. Iraq suffers from extreme summer heat, frequent droughts, desertification and regular dust storms, problems that are all exacerbated by a heating planet.…

LOS ANGELES — With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has been depleted by heavy agricultural pumping during three years of record drought.