Technology
Hungary’s ‘water guardian’ farmers fight back against desertification
[ad_1] KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary — Oszkár Nagyapáti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and dug…
Tag: Droughts
Breaking News
Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no…
Lifestyle
Brown grass cost a famed golf course a big tournament and highlighted Hawaii water problems
[ad_1] HONOLULU (AP) — High up on the slopes of the west Maui mountains, the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort provides golfers with expansive…
Breaking News
Texas’s Water Wars
[ad_1] Charles Perry, a Republican state senator from Lubbock and the legislature’s leading water expert, believes that the ominous 2022 projections are too optimistic;…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Drought mutes fall leaf-peeping season
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and…
Technology
Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken, scientists warn of worsening droughts
[ad_1] BOGOTA, Colombia — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep…
Lifestyle
An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
[ad_1] Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s…
US News
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the U.S.…
Travel
Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
[ad_1] AGRIGENTO, Italy (AP) — Lakes are dry and fields are scorched by heat in Sicily, but water is still gushing copiously for tourists.…
Technology
In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of…
World News
In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of…
Finance
Rewind. Fast forward. African farmers are looking everywhere to navigate climate change
[ad_1] HARARE, Zimbabwe — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are…
World News
Villagers in Mexico organize to take back their water as drought, avocados dry up lakes and rivers
[ad_1] VILLA MADERO, Mexico — As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards…
Breaking News
Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes
[ad_1] QUITO, Ecuador — QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked…
World News
To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers
[ad_1] MAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make…
Finance
Thousands of Spanish farmers stage a second day of tractor protests over EU policies and prices
[ad_1] MADRID — Mirroring protests across Europe, thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations on Wednesday across the country,…
Technology
How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s
[ad_1] At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The…
Finance
Spring a leak? Google will find it through a new partnership aimed at saving water in New Mexico
[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is teaming up with Google to hunt for leaky water pipes using satellite imagery as the drought-stricken state…
World News
Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for Somalia
[ad_1] CAIRO — Egypt’s leader said Sunday his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with landlocked Ethiopia, which struck a…
Finance
Traffic through the Panama Canal is being slashed because of drought, disrupting global trade
[ad_1] PANAMA CITY — A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal,…