Officials warned that climate change and drought threatened to bring Australia its worst fire season on record.
Tag: Drought
In Zimbabwe, the Water Taps Run Dry and Worsen ‘a Nightmare’
Most residents in the country’s capital only get running water once a week, leading to serpentine queues at municipal boreholes across the city.
U.N. Aid Chief Warns of Looming ‘Horror’ as Somalia Again Faces Famine
Mark Lowcock, the emergency relief coordinator at the United Nations, said that more than five million people were at risk in the Horn of Africa, mostly Somalis.
What Panama’s Worst Drought Means for Its Canal’s Future
A severe drought this year led to restrictions for the Panama Canal. The rains are now returning, but weather patterns are likely to make limits more commonplace in years to come.
South Korea Announces $8 Million Aid Package for North
With North Korea facing severe drought and a food crisis, the South said it would help “regardless of the political situation.”
In North Korea, Worst Drought in Decades Adds to Food Crisis
North Korea says it has received just 2.1 inches of rain this year, and the United Nations warned of a food crisis barring urgent outside aid.
Britain (Yes, Rainy Britain) Could Run Short of Water by 2050, Official Says
Climate change and population growth, meaning less supply and more demand, could equal an “existential threat,” England’s environment chief warned.
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Here’s the climate change connection.
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters
By the end of this century, some parts of the world could face as many as six climate-related crises at the same time, researchers have concluded.