KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary — Oszkár Nagyapáti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and dug into the soil with his…
Read more Hungary’s ‘water guardian’ farmers fight back against desertificationLAS VEGAS — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no closer to reaching a consensus…
Read more Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreementHONOLULU (AP) — High up on the slopes of the west Maui mountains, the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort provides golfers with expansive ocean views. The course is…
Read more Brown grass cost a famed golf course a big tournament and highlighted Hawaii water problemsCharles Perry, a Republican state senator from Lubbock and the legislature’s leading water expert, believes that the ominous 2022 projections are too optimistic; he has said that Texas…
Read more Texas’s Water WarsPORTLAND, Maine — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the…
Read more Drought mutes fall leaf-peeping seasonBOGOTA, Colombia — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers…
Read more Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken, scientists warn of worsening droughtsSince childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet.…
Read more An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely survivingWASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the U.S. government on Thursday announced water…
Read more Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024AGRIGENTO, Italy (AP) — Lakes are dry and fields are scorched by heat in Sicily, but water is still gushing copiously for tourists. After an almost totally rain-free…
Read more Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter thatMEXICO CITY — Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of blue and black water tanks,…
Read more In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water systemMEXICO CITY — Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of blue and black water tanks,…
Read more In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water systemHARARE, Zimbabwe — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and…
Read more Rewind. Fast forward. African farmers are looking everywhere to navigate climate changeVILLA MADERO, Mexico — As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial…
Read more Villagers in Mexico organize to take back their water as drought, avocados dry up lakes and riversQUITO, Ecuador — QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather…
Read more Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern AndesMAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their…
Read more To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal riversMADRID — Mirroring protests across Europe, thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations on Wednesday across the country, blocking highways to demand changes…
Read more Thousands of Spanish farmers stage a second day of tractor protests over EU policies and pricesAt least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation comes soon after Colombia…
Read more How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’sALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is teaming up with Google to hunt for leaky water pipes using satellite imagery as the drought-stricken state prepares for a future in…
Read more Spring a leak? Google will find it through a new partnership aimed at saving water in New MexicoCAIRO — Egypt’s leader said Sunday his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with landlocked Ethiopia, which struck a deal with Somaliland to obtain…
Read more Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for SomaliaPANAMA CITY — A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most…
Read more Traffic through the Panama Canal is being slashed because of drought, disrupting global trade
