Drought

Hassan Mohamud: The second coming of Somalia’s new president
The new president will have to tackle insecurity, rising inflation, severe drought – and reunite a fractured government
Published On 18 May 2022
WFP: 20 million risk starvation as Horn of Africa drought worsens
Extreme drought has left the Horn of Africa on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, aid workers say.
Published On 19 Apr 2022
Chile plans water rationing in capital after 12 years of drought
Officials say the amount of rainfall during the southern hemisphere winter will decide whether rationing needed.
Published On 12 Apr 2022
Photos: Drought in Somalia worsened by funding gap, Ukraine war
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing severe hunger as a result of the worst drought in 40 years.
Published On 24 Mar 2022

Thousands have undertaken the dangerous trek to neighbouring Namibia in search of food and water.

Large sections of Spain are experiencing prolonged drought, with rainfall at one-third of the average in recent years.

In a new report, Save the Children sounds alarm over humanitarian disaster as millions go hungry.

Severe drought, hunger exacerbating conflict;over dwindling resources along Kenya’s border with Uganda and South Sudan.

Edison International’s halted electricity to 63,835 homes and businesses to avoid having live wires spark blazes.

The UN estimates 80 percent of the Sahel’s rain-fed farmland is affected by degradation due to erratic rainfall.

Smallholder farmers in drylands will bear the brunt of climate change; they need support.

A new report makes the case that disasters are interconnected and that piecemeal solutions will continue to fall short.

Federal gov’t agencies have been told to cut back energy consumption by 20 percent, electricity prices are being hiked.

Expensive feed and harsh weather have presented challenges for California farmers.

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