Drought

Drowning in Misery: How swimming pools of the rich are leading to a water crisis in the world

Your taps could run dry soon and you have the rich to blame. A recent study highlighted that while the poor use the majority of their water for basic needs like drinking and washing, the rich use excessive water for personal pleasure – filling up swimming pools, watering gardens

Amid drought, Tunisia introduces water quota system, puts tight restrictions on usage

As the country prepares for another scorching summer, the drought-stricken nation issued additional stringent water consumption restrictions, including a prohibition on the use of potable water for cleaning cars, public places, or farms

Church tower reemerges from parched reservoir in drought-hit Spain

Some reservoirs in Catalonia, which surrounds Barcelona, are so low that old constructions like bridges and a church bell tower have resurfaced, people are flying kites on lake beds and navigation apps show someone in the middle of the water when they are standing on dry land

14,000 acres of forest land burn in Argentina amid heat wave, drought

Since the start of the year, with the South American country facing heat wave after heat wave, fires have destroyed more than 100,000 hectares in Corrientes, according to the INTA agricultural technology institute

All Dried Up: Venice's famous gondolas grounded as low tides turn canals into muddy mess

Unusual low tides and drought conditions in Italy have resulted in Venice's canals drying up. The famous gondolas are grounded and leaving tourists and residents in a dire situation

Italy faces new drought alert after another dry winter

Italian rivers and lakes are suffering from a severe lack of water, the Legambiente environmental group was quoted by Reuters as saying on Monday, with attention focused on the north of the country.

'The grass doesn't grow': In Chile's far south, the worst drought in 50 years

The Andean copper-producing nation, currently battling deadly fires in the south-central region, is locked in an over a decade-long period of drought that experts say is the longest stretch of arid weather it has faced in a thousand years

One third of Amazon 'degraded' by human activity, drought

In a study published in the journal Science, the researchers said the damage done to the forest which spans nine countries is significantly greater than previously known

Sudan's prized gum trees ward off drought but workers are reluctant to take up trade

Gum arabic is an emulsifying agent virtually irreplaceable for the global industry. The ingredient is used in everything from soft drinks to chewing gum and pharmaceuticals

Nature and forests through 2019: The year of uncontrollable rain forests fires all over the world

2019 closed out a “lost decade” for the world’s tropical forests, with surging deforestation from Brazil to the Congo Basin.