UNCCD's landmark new World Drought Atlas depicts the systemic nature of drought risks through dozens of maps, infographics, and case studies. It illustrates how drought risks are interconnected ...

The Fourth of July flooding had an outsized effect not just on the Hill Country but also on rain-starved Texas cities like ...

Fueled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have taken place since 2023, according to a UN ...

If you live in north-west England or Yorkshire, you are already in an official state of drought, the Environment Agency says, ...

This comes as the Drought Monitor map reveals that—as of July 16—17.41 percent of the whole U.S. (20.55 percent of the continental U.S.) was in some degree of drought, which is an increase of ...

The United States has been like a patch of drought in an otherwise waterlogged world over the past several months. And it may take flooding rainfall to reverse the long-standing dryness. During ...

Stats on the now record-setting Fall 2024 drought 48 states have some drought, most in #DroughtMonitor history. 87.2% of the Lower 48 and 73.2% of the US are Abnormally Dry (D0) or in drought ...

Heat and drought are both significant problems for plants around the world. Drought is the leading cause of agricultural decline and death worldwide. Because all sorts of vegetation are ...