Drought
- Access to water, Climate crisis, Delhi, Drought, Environment, Global development, India, Natural resources and development, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no…
- Drought, Environment, Extreme weather, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US news, World news
Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rai…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Extreme heat, Extreme weather, World news
Warm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm
Chongqing authorities say cloud seeding to break heatwave did not cause winds that sent laundry flyingIt was t…
- Asia Pacific, China, Drought, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, South Korea, Water, World news
Weather tracker: southern China hit by floods as north suffers from drought
Heavy rainfall in Guangdong causes flooding, landslides and mudslides, while northern China gripped by heatwav…
- Cities and development, Climate crisis, Drought, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Heat stress: how soaring temperatures are taking their toll on migrant workers in India’s garden city
With heatwaves becoming more frequent in Bengaluru and other cities across the country, climate planning must …
- Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Farming, Global development, India, Migration, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Cool solution: how ice-cream saved drought-hit farmers in India
As the climate crisis forces people to abandon their land in Rajasthan, a new industry has sprung up in the de…
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As Thailand revels in Songkran water fights, tourist hub Samui suffers through drought
The resort island is facing days without running water, even as the country celebrates new year with water fig…
- Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Farming, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Water
It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought
In rural Rajasthan, villagers have taken action against climate damage by constructing water-saving walls, tre…
- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Rivers, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Why Bangladesh is running out of options in the face of extreme weather
The south Asian country is a world leader in climate adaptation, but without more funding the country will str…
- Business, Climate crisis, Cricket, Drought, Employment, Environment, Global development, India, Kashmir, South and Central Asia, Sport, Travel & leisure, Trees and forests, World news
Not seeing the trees for the wood: willow shortage could spell end for Kashmir’s cricket bat industry
The climate crisis and farmers opting to grow more lucrative timber is putting many bat-makers in Kashmir out …
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Shanghai says water supplies ‘normal’ after shortage scare sparks hoarding
People rush to stockpile bottled water amid emergency measures at reservoirs after record droughtA wave of pan…
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China reports ‘most severe’ heatwave and third driest summer on record
Average temperature in August was 1.2C higher than norm, which caused widespread droughtChina recorded its hig…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Drought, Energy, Environment, Extreme weather, Greenhouse gas emissions, Water
‘It’s getting extremely hard’: climate crisis forces China to ration electricity
Forest fires, droughts and heatwaves across the country is forcing provinces to reduce power consumptionThere …
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China issues alert as drought and heatwave put crops at risk
Local authorities told to take measures and ‘use every unit of water carefully’ in effort to save autumn harve…
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China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend workA recor…