The top-line findings of a massive analysis of the growth rate of more than 20,000 tropical trees in more than 30 countries may at first seem reassuring: that droughts over the past century have had a ...

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's National Drought Mitigation Center and the United Nations' Convention to Combat Desertification have released a report outlining the impacts of drought around the ...

El Niño has left more than 50% of India grappling with drought conditions, severely affecting kharif crops currently in the fields. Maharashtra has been particularly hard hit, with extreme drought ...

During a historic drought in northern Kenya, a pastoralist community turned to a food source it had long viewed as a fallback for people without livestock: fishing. As herds dwindled and families ...

Purdue Extension urban forestry specialist Lindsey Purcell inspects leaves of a tulip poplar, Indiana’s state tree, for damage from lack of water. Although turning of leaf color is inevitable in ...

PITTSYLVANIA CO., Va. – Parts of Virginia have not seen drought-free conditions since August of last year, and farmers in Southern Virginia are feeling the effects. Johnny Hunt, owner of Route 5 Ranch ...

Drought is a major climate hazard in semi-arid regions. Wikimedia Commons Droughts are a familiar hardship in Ghana’s semi-arid north, where rainfall is erratic and agriculture is the mainstay of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio is finally seeing meaningful drought relief after several rounds of rain late last week. Moderate drought has been wiped out across eastern Cuyahoga, Lake, northern ...

El Niño-induced drought conditions are affecting over 53% of India, raising concerns for kharif crops and soil moisture as ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...