Drought
Southern Madagascar at risk of famine amid worst drought in 40 years
UN agencies are urgently calling for international support as a million Madagascans go hungry, with some surviving on insects and wild roots
Dying gods: Mt Kenya’s disappearing glaciers spread violence below
Those who rely on Mount Kenya’s glaciers for water have turned against one another as the rivers fed by the mountain dry up
Kenya’s food crisis: ‘With this kind of farming, I only make a loss’
Farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley are being forced from their farms by drought then hit by rising food prices as maize shortages bite
Kenya’s food crisis: Drought raises prices and political tensions
Opposition parties accuse the Kenyatta administration of failing to plan for poor harvests, as inflation bites ahead of an August general election
Scientists say east Africa will get wetter, so why is it drying out?
Despite models predicting increased rainfall with climate change, the region has collapsed into drought – a puzzle known as the East African paradox
‘We are praying it rains soon’ – Nairobi on severe water rations
Some districts are receiving just 12 hours of water each week as drought hits the Kenyan capital – home to more than 3 million people
Kenyan Met Office predicts rains to fail sparking crisis worse than 2011
Study released on Thursday shows a 2016 drought was made worse by climate change – but with March rains predicted to fail, the Met Office has warned of worse to come
High and dry: South African drought leaves Lesotho parched
Water-rich Lesotho has long lubricated South Africa’s burgeoning population, but when drought struck in 2016, it was the residents of Katse village who suffered
California feels the heat of record wildfires
NEWS: A state of emergency has been declared in two regions as long-running drought and heatwave combine to spark blazes
Greener cities deal better with urban heat
NEWS: As more people live in cities, researchers find denser settlements with more green spaces are best for wellbeing
Climate change is worsening California drought – study
NEWS: State could be in “more or less permanent” drought by 2060s, researchers warn as four-year dry spell takes its toll
Is climate change driving Brazil’s drought chaos?
ANALYSIS: Experts are divided over the extent of an overheating planet’s role in the South American country’s chronic dry spell
California drought threatens groundwater supplies – study
NEWS: NASA satellite data reveals record water level drop in the Colorado River Basin, as drought is linked to climate change
US water stress may drive shift to renewable power
NEWS: Thermoelectric power including gas, coal and nuclear responsible for 40% of US water use
Climate linked drought adding to Syria’s misery
Thousands have died by the conflict in Syria, but severe drought in the region is heaping added misery on people
Obama offers $100m to drought-hit Californian farmers
US president pledges over $100 million to help farmers who are suffering in historic Californian drought
Obama announces $1 billion climate resilience fund
President Barack Obama proposes extra support for US communities hit by extreme weather events
Drought will be 20% more frequent by end of century say scientists
Research team says many more people will go short of water as the world warms, but who and where, remains uncertain
Climate change could crush East Africa’s agricultural economy – report
Periods of prolonged drought will mean there will be less food for Africa’s rapidly expanding population, says a new report
Geoengineering could disrupt monsoons say scientists
Geo-engineering could lower global temperatures but could also damage seasonal rainfall patterns, a study says