drought

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers fielded a question about the team’s 14-year playoff drought after Sunday’s 32-26 overtime loss to the Dolphins guaranteed it would last another year.  “I mean, I’ve …

Brooklyn, New York – An incinerated, rusty microwave, the charred skeleton of a lawn chair, a pile of melted clothes, and singed scraps of the Holy Bible sat ominously on …

Solar power, smart irrigation and weather-resistant crops are among the proposals to protect farmers and food security. ADVERTISEMENT European Union officials pledged on Tuesday to develop more water-saving technologies in …

Meanwhile, the Vojvodina regional government claimed it was preventing the area’s desertification by investing in the local hydrologic system. ADVERTISEMENT A severe drought has forced farmers in Serbia have been …

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PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy thought he’d left his birdie putt short on 18, and began stalking toward it in frustration. Then, lo and behold, the ball kept scooting along …

Italy declared a drought emergency in Sicily a couple of months ago, hitting farmers and breeders the hardest. ADVERTISEMENT The lack of rainfall is putting livestock farmers and agricultural producers, …

El Niño has been changing global weather patterns with deadly consequences around the world. ADVERTISEMENT Australia’s weather bureau has said the El Niño weather event has now ended as temperatures …

Local authorities say it is a more economical and environmentally sustainable solution than shipping in water. ADVERTISEMENT Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant to help …

An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls “acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more than four decades shrivels crops, …