The state government has decided to spend Rs 40.32 crore in Nashik district and Rs 123.12 crore in Nashik division as part of the drought alleviation programme to build chain cement weirs in variou

Uganda, Africa's biggest coffee exporter, wants to develop a coffee bean that is resistant to drought to help mitigate the impact of climate change on its crop, the state-run industry regulator sai

Legumes, a crop of poor and small farmers, have got a lending hand from scientists.

All the major reservoirs in the Nuwara Eliya District including Mousakelle, Castlereigh, Upper Kotmale and others have been severely affected due to the drought experienced for the past several wee

Research shows world's most devastating global weather phenomenon will occur once a decade under current emissions scenario

A new research has revealed that although climate change likely had little impact on the lack of precipitation in the Central US, it did account for about 35 per cent of the extreme warmth experien

California Governor Jerry Brown is expected to declare a drought emergency for the parched state on Friday, allowing him to seek federal help as the state faces its third dry winter in a row, accor

Europe is poised to suffer more droughts as the 21st century progresses because of climate change, according to a study by the European Union's Joint Research Centre and Germany's University of Kas