Stories about: drought  

It's because people are pumping groundwater

The state might be experiencing a historic drought but this doesn't mean folks can stand to have brown lawns

The state's mountain snowpack is now at its driest in over 100 years, says the California Department of Water Resources

The city of Cantona in Mexico was deserted after the region was hit by a 650-year period of severe and frequent droughts

Odd pattenrs in the ground suggest the monument was once a circle

The thinning of the ozone layer has also had a say in the matter, researchers say

The severe drought is likely to make it impossible for the fish to travel on their own

Extreme weather manifestations could bring back the dust storms of the 1930s

NASA keeps an eye on the current drought situation from orbit

The conclusion belongs to a new study carried out by American experts

A global pork shortage is just around the corner, says Britain's National Pig Association

This shift in the animals' diet was prompted by the 2012 drought

The underground is bone-dry over most of the country

NOAA releases new climate statistics for the summer months

Some food webs can collapse altogether in these situations

Recent droughts are ever more threatening for the poor, argues the organization

Graziano da Silva also believes that current biofuel standards can lead to a food crisis