The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Reservoirs are well below average for the time of year and England is heading into more dry, heatwave conditions.

Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America

From record-breaking heatwaves to unprecedented droughts and wildfires, extreme weather is gripping the globe and underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis.

Soaking mid-winter rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken farms and rural towns across southern Australia, but the crisis is not over yet.

The extended dry periods have left many plants and trees suffering from dehydration, despite recent downpours

The largest wildfire France has seen in nearly 80 years – ripping through forests, villages and vineyards in the southern Aude department – has been contained, but officials warn it will keep burning for days. Among the hardest-hit areas is the Corbières wine region, where flames destroyed vineyards already weakened…

Hotspots across southern Europe have been scorched this summer, stoked by high temperatures and drought.

A wildfire in southern France has burned an area the size of Paris, killing one, injuring many and prompting mass evacuations amid extreme heat and drought.

Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in Hampshire

Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa’s city of Pietermaritzburg, four low-income urban communities have experienced drought, heatwaves, severe hailstorms, devastating flooding events that killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands, and wildfires as a result of…

The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico. This suspension has severely impacted ranchers like Martín Ibarra Vargas in Sonora, who are already struggling with drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture calls the screwworm…