Drought
About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say
Somalia declared a national drought emergency in November after years of failed rains, with the UN World Food Programme last week announcing cutbacks to its assistance.
Storm Byron brings relief to Israel’s farmers, ending year of drought with substantial rain
Decades of mismanagement, corruption pushed Iran toward water collapse - analysis
Iran’s president calls relocating capital 'unavoidable' amid overcrowding and water shortages
Rice survive droughts, floods thanks to gene network producing suberin - study
Rice is one of the single most important food crops grown worldwide but its harvests are in danger. Finding ways to strengthen them is essential for saving them.
Israel and France launch nanosatellite to monitor vegetation, predict weather
Meet the VENµS probe, which conducts routine flybys of the Earth, and attains high resolution, multispectral images of specific sites around the world.
Australia lost a third of its koalas in three years
Besides the impact of drought and fires, land clearing by property developers and road builders has destroyed the iconic marsupial's habitat.
Feinstein will step down as top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee
The 87-year-old lawmaker had come under fire from other Democrats for her friendly questioning of Amy Coney Barrett during the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearings last month.
Ancient inscription reminds modern Egypt of drought risk
A granite inscription reveals that seven years during the reign of the ancient Egyptian king Djoser, the Nile failed to go through its annual flooding cycle, causing a devastating drought and famine.
Families sleep in water lines as drought grips Zimbabwe's Bulawayo
As the parched southern African country endures its worst drought in years - a problem scientists link to climate change - Bulawayo suffers ongoing water shortages.
Israeli technology selected to fight severe drought in South Africa
The project is projected to help over fifty early-childhood development centers, around seventy-nine schools in Uitenhage and KwaNobuhle, four health clinics and around 3,400 individual households.
Tackling Israel’s water challenges
The Jewish National Fund continues to lead the way.
WATCH: August rains arrive in Israel
The first rain of the season usually begins in October.
In parched Afghanistan, drought sharpens water dispute with Iran
The row underscores the growing strategic importance of water across the world. Water disputes have become common in South and Central Asia and elsewhere.
