Wales has become the first part of the UK to face a drought status this summer. Natural Resources Wales has pointed to wildfires, low river levels and the impacts of heatwaves - along with a lack of rain.

WITH millions of households already facing hosepipe bans, environmental authorities have declared drought status in parts of the UK. Here is everything you need to know about what a drought

Many corn fields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, were parched by the drought in 2022. But deciding what characterizes a drought as regional climate changes, is not an easy task. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering ...

More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans - which has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed.

When catastrophic wildfires capture global headlines, such as the unprecedented blazes sweeping through southern Europe this summer or the devastating 2019–20 “Black Summer” in Australia, they are almost always preceded by severe drought.

When catastrophic wildfires capture global headlines, such as the unprecedented blazes sweeping through southern Europe this summer or the devastating 2019–20 "Black Summer" in Australia, they are almost always preceded by severe drought.