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.
Extreme heat and drought continue as more than 100 fires burn throughout the US, mostly in the west.
Cubans are calling for change, with rare protests breaking out in July.
Farmers say extreme weather and policies meant to combat climate change have left their fields barren.
Temperatures will hit 42C (107F) Friday in Sacramento and 44C (112F) Saturday, according to data.
Experts are pointing fingers at climate change, saying it is ‘a long-term tax on the water budget of the west’.
Experts say Jordan is now in the grip of a severe drought, but many warn the worst is yet to come.
Authorities fear that once-thriving bodies of water that served surrounding communities may turn into dusty plains.
