The 2026 dry season is expected to make drought conditions worse. On Monday, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warned that drought is affecting an estimated more than 4.6 million people in Somalia, around a quarter of the population. RELATED: Somalia’s Crisis Claims Millions of Displaced Lives UN partners indicate that […]

The ‘new era of drought’ poses escalating threats to food security, ecosystems, and national economies. Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. RELATED: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village That Voted Against Climate Change Policies Scientists and international agencies warn that […]

The once-thriving rivers of northern Nigeria now lie dry and cracked, exposing the country’s deepening food insecurity as climate change intensifies and government solutions fall short. Nigeria—Africa’s most populous nation—declared a food security emergency in mid-2023, yet nearly a year later, the crisis has worsened: Dr. Fatima Garba, an agricultural economist, criticized the lack of […]

The problems are dire, with water levels, surface areas, pollution, and oxygen depletion worsened. When Murat Uludag was a teenager about 40 years ago, there was so much water in central Türkiye’s Lake Kulu that it was dangerous to swim in it. RELATED: Colombian President and Scholz Talk Debt Swap for Climate Action “This region […]

Flooding and stagnant water are heightening the risk of diseases spreading, with nearly 2,900 suspected cholera cases reported since the start of the latest outbreak in mid-August. On Monday, a UN spokesman said that both Sudan and Chad were hit by flooding, while Lesotho, another country in Africa, was impacted by drought. Related: Sudan: Food […]

Currently, 13 of the 16 provinces are being affected by an unusual drought. On Monday, the Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) reported that the water level of the Vistula, Poland’s longest river, has reached a new low as much of the country experiences drought conditions due to a persistent heatwave and reduced […]

According to a statement issued by CARE and government data, 84 of the country’s 116 districts have been hit

The levels of the same in all the channels of the Amazon are below what expected for the period.

On Tuesday, Namibia declared a state of emergency in response to severe drought conditions affecting all 14 regions of the country. Related: Kenya: Who-Recommended Three-Test HIV Testing Adopted Rhingo Mutambo, chief public relations officer in the Office of the Prime Minister, said in a statement released on Tuesday that the drought poses a threat to […]

On Monday, a senior official said that Zambia has started the distribution of relief food to areas of the country affected by drought. Related: S.Africa: Border Authority on Alert for Elections Cornelius Mweetwa, minister of information and media and also chief government spokesperson, said that the distribution of relief maize has begun following the approval […]