Latest Droughts News
California drenched or blanketed in snow after holiday storm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is drenched with rain or blanketed in snow after a powerful Thanksgiving storm that arrived just as a withering, fiery fall had left the state facing the prospect of a return to drought. Rain and snow showers continued in parts of the state Friday while skies elsewhere...
Autumn precipitation offers relief from long Alaska drought
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A warm, wet autumn has helped relieve a long period of drought in Southeast Alaska, scientists said. Heavy rainfall pushed the region over its annual average by 13 inches (33 centimeters), The Juneau Empire reported Monday. There has been a dramatic increase in precipitation in the...
Soggy spring, summer drought hurt Christmas tree crop
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A soggy spring followed by a summer drought has hurt the Christmas tree crop on at least one Kentucky farm. Elizabeth Werkmeister Shafer told The Courier Journal she lost half of the 600 trees she planted this year at her Werkmeister Christmas Tree Farm in Bullitt County. After...
Southern Africa’s deadly drought leaving millions hungry
VOSBURG, South Africa (AP) — Residents call this drought-stricken community a “forgotten town.” The flat, dusty roads to Vosburg are surrounded by withered fields. The streams feeding the community of a few thousand people have gone dry. Signs warn drivers of wandering cattle and sheep but...
Drought recedes as rain waters parched areas of Southeast
ATLANTA (AP) — Drought continues to recede in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. Almost one third of South Carolina and more than one third of Georgia recorded no drought as of Tuesday. Last week, only 9% of Georgia and 24% of South Carolina could make that claim. In Alabama, 70% of the state is now...
Kentucky officials remove drought declarations statewide
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials have removed drought declarations for all 120 counties in the state. A Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet news release says recent rains have eliminated precipitation deficits and improved stream flows and soil moisture levels. Statewide drought declarations...
3 dead, dozens injured as Australia wildfires raze homes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Wildfires razing Australia's drought-stricken east coast have left three people dead, several missing and dozens injured, with over 150 homes destroyed, officials said Saturday. Around 1,500 firefighters were battling more than 70 fires across Australia's most populous state, New...
Drought parches southern Africa, millions faced with hunger
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger by a severe drought strangling wide stretches of southern Africa. Emergency food deliveries are planned for parts of South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other countries hard hit by a combination of low rainfall and high...
Zimbabwe's severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe (AP) — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in this African wildlife reserve. But the majestic mammal got stuck in the mud surrounding the sun-baked watering hole, which had dramatically shrunk due to a severe drought. Eventually park staff freed...
New Mexico delegation takes aim at US West's water scarcity
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — As things begin to dry out again in New Mexico, members of the arid state's congressional delegation are looking for ways to combat water scarcity here and across the American West. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is blaming climate change for growing water scarcity. The New Mexico Democrat...
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