Prepared by: Asmita Dahal, GRIT Zimbabwe's drought has become more frequent and severe, significantly affecting agriculture, water resources, and livelihoods. Rising temperatures lead to increased evaporation and reduced soil…
Global warming, also known as climate change, is caused by the increase in greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, primarily from human activities such as burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), deforestation, …
October 16, 2019: An orange alert for drought has been issued in the east China's Jiangxi Province as a response to decreasing precipitation. According to the Xinhua , the average precipitation in the province stood at 9…
Swaziland Government has declared a national emergency for the current drought situation, primarily caused by the cyclical dry weather phenomenon known as El Nino . The Prime Minister, Dr B. Sibusiso Dlamini, said that &quo…
The drought relief effort in Ethiopia needs about $500 million to support programmes beyond April aimed at providing support to 10.2 million people facing severe food shortage, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Thursday. …
Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa will be declared drought disaster areas this week or next, risk management in the department of agriculture said on Wednesday. South Africa is facing its worst drought since …
Parkland County council has declared a state of agricultural disaster during the July 14th Parkland County Council meeting. “These extreme drought conditions are devastating crops across Parkland County,” Mayor Rod Shaige…
North Korea has been hit by the worst drought in a century causing fears of chronic food shortages. North Korea suffered a devastating famine in the 1990s and has relied on international food aid where the United Nations say…
Drought emergency in Oregon has now covered more than half of its counties after Gov. Kate Brown added four more in the list. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies in four more Oregon counties, bringing the t…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Piute and Sevier counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers an…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Adams County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers a…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Wheeler County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Coryell County in Texas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers aff…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah as primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Utah farmers and r…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Elmore County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Idaho farmers and ranchers aff…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Lincoln County in Nevada as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought . “Our hearts go out to those Nevada farmers and rancher…
Governor Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency in nearly half of the Washington on Friday. With more snow lost than added over the past month, runoff from snowmelt this summer is projected to be the lowest on record in 6…
California has ordered mandatory water use reductions for the first time in its history. Gov. Jerry Brown, in an executive order, imposed restrictions to achieve a statewide 25% reduction in potable urban water usage through…
Governor Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency across three regions of Washington state. The worst drought conditions are in the Olympic Peninsula, the east side of the central Cascade Mountains including Yakima and W…
Drought in Pakistan has claimed lives of at least 40 people in last 28 days. Recently six children died in Mithi, Chhachhro, Nagarparkar, Islamkot and other areas of the Tharparkar district in Sindh province, Pakistan Today rep…