drought

Drought Will Worsen One Day Somewhere

Dec 28, 2013
Although a new research project confirms that drought -- and floods -- will affect the world more severely during this century, uncertainty persists over who will suffer, and when.

Double Disasters Batter Pacific Islands

Jul 2, 2013
An escalating crisis caused by the simultaneous disasters of floods and drought is threatening the Marshall Islands, leading the Pacific nation’s government to appeal to world leaders for action on climate change.
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Careful What You Pray For, Texas

Jul 29, 2011
Texas is suffering through one of the worst droughts in the state's history, and things have gotten so bad that news of a tropical storm -- that thing just below a hurricane on the bad-weather scale -- is being greeted with cautious optimism. Texas Gov. Rick Perry named three days in April "Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas." (more)