Latest Droughts News
Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir
LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen. But the ruins of Kallio in the mountains of central Greece are becoming very much visible — and they have a warning to deliver. As an unprecedented...
Drought forces Kenya's Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country's most recognizable community. But climate change is forcing the Maasai to contemplate a very different dish: fish. A recent yearslong drought...
22 Ohio counties declared natural disaster areas due to drought
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 22 Ohio counties as natural disaster areas because of the state’s drought. The move announced Tuesday by the department's Farm Service Agency will allow farmers in those 22 counties and 18 neighboring...
EU officials pledge to develop more water-saving technologies in farming as droughts worsen
AYIA NAPA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union countries pledged Tuesday to work together to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as the prospect of worsening droughts puts additional strain on farmers and threatens food security. The promises...
A climate-related mass die-off leaves over 100 tons of dead fish collecting at a Greek port
VOLOS, Greece (AP) — More than 100 tons of dead fish were collected in and around the port of Volos in central Greece after a mass die-off linked to extreme weather fluctuations, authorities said Thursday. The dead freshwater fish filled the bay 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of...
Aaron Rodgers is back for the Jets and so are lofty expectations to end a 13-year playoff drought
NEW YORK JETS (7-10) EXPECTATIONS: Playoffs or bust. And for a franchise that has the NFL's longest active postseason drought at 13 years, that's no easy task. But with the 40-year-old Aaron Rodger back and healthy after tearing his left Achilles tendon on his fourth snap of the...
Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
NEA SILATA, Greece (AP) — Six weeks before harvest, there’s no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’ olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning routine. Joined by his teenage son, he uses a truck to bring water from nearby areas. Using a...
Analysis: It took 7 decades but the Wood Brothers finally have NASCAR win No. 100
Speedy Thompson was the first driver to wheel the famed No. 21 Ford to victory lane for Wood Brothers Racing way back in 1960 with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ninety-eight wins followed over the next seven decades, all the way through Ryan Blaney's victory at Pocono Raceway in...
Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El Nino-linked drought that led the southern African nation to declare a state of disaster earlier this year. The payout was given to Malawi this month, the African...
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
WASHINGTON (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 cuts that preserve the status quo. Long-term challenges remain for the 40 million people reliant on the imperiled river. ...
