Tag:Drought

For global trade, the message is clear: the shortest route between the Atlantic and Pacific is no longer a reliable constant.

Low-income households, which spend a disproportionate share of income on basic staples, face the greatest risk.

The coming weeks will decide how large the final shortfall becomes and how much pressure it puts on farms, water supplies and prices.

The combination of erratic rainfall and rising temperatures is expected to increase both drought and flood risks during the same season.

The possibility of an El Niño event during the upcoming southwest monsoon season raises concerns about below-average rainfall in the coming months

For a nation of nearly 90 million people, the limits of traditional water management have been laid bare. Whether Iran’s new strategies can avert wider social and ecological breakdown remains a central question for policymakers, communities, and neighbouring countries alike.

as climate change advances, the arid and semi-arid zones of Afghanistan are seeing rangeland collapse, livestock losses, and weakened rural economies.

Beginning in December 2024 and ending in April 2025, La Niña is defined by the cooling of ocean surface temperatures, changes in wind and precipitation patterns, an increase in Atlantic hurricanes, drier conditions in the South, and wetter conditions in the Northwest.