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Drought

April 2024

  • Drought

    The rural network
    Australia should prepare for 20-year megadroughts as the climate crisis worsens, study finds

  • Farmer with crops

    Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought

March 2024

  • Villagers line up at the top of the mud wall they built.

    It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought

  • Makeshift homes in dusty, arid conditions.

    South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave

  • Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks

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    South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave – video

  • The ruins of a church sit several metres above the water level of a reservoir

    ‘It makes me so sad’: church re-emerges from reservoir as Spain faces droughts

February 2024

  • A mondina – a seasonal female worker in the paddy fields –  weeding the crop.

    The age of extinction
    Risotto crisis: the fight to save Italy’s beloved dish from extinction

  • A young south Asian woman in a shalwar kameez stands in front of a metal shack with boats in the background

    Why Bangladesh is running out of options in the face of extreme weather

  • María Ramírez

    What will Spain look like when it runs out of water? Barcelona is giving us a glimpse

    María Ramírez
  • Dried-up reservoir bed.

    Catalonia declares drought emergency, extending restrictions to Barcelona

January 2024

  • Waves hit a coastline in Bowen, Australia

    Weather tracker
    Weather tracker: Tropical Cyclone Kirrily brings 170km/h gusts to Queensland

    Cyclone downgraded after dense fog hits parts of the US and India while drought affects Philippines and southern Africa
  • Floating homes and boats stranded on the dry bed of Puraquequara lake in Brazil amid severe drought in October 2023

    Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows

    Extreme weather threatens world’s biggest carbon store as the rainforest is already close to tipping point
    • The age of extinction
      More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk

    • The rural network
      Doubt and flooding rains: how an unusual El Niño has affected Australian farmers

    • ‘This is a real look into our lives’: the Maasai women photographing their people

December 2023

  • Flood defences in Bewdley, Worcestershire, by the swollen River Severn

    UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog

  • Olive oil being poured

    Police in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raids

  • Ian Durkin, Montain Valley Hereford Stud - Preserving Livestock Genetics<br>For a story  on how farmers preserve livestock genetics during drought and other natural disasters. Hereford Stud owner Ian Durkin heads out to feed Hereford Bulls using a dry feed. NSW. Australia

    The rural network
    When the farm burns or the grass runs out, it’s a battle to keep valuable livestock alive

  • King Charles

    Cop28: King Charles warns of ‘vast, frightening experiment’ on natural world

November 2023

  • A giraffe in arid landscapes

    The age of extinction
    ‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now

    The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer some solutions
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