Khuzestan in southwestern Iran, state media reported on Saturday, with an official blaming the death on

KOTA KINABALU: Some 150, 000 people have been affected by drought in Sabah's south-western Papar

plan to support households affected by drought in Zambia. Beatrice Mutali, the UN resident

By 2025, there's a 66% chance Lake Mead, a barometer for how much river water some states get, will reach a level where California would be in its second phase of cuts.... Smaller reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have been releasing water into the massive lake so it can continue producing hydropower.... “ This highlights the importance of continuing to work collaboratively with the basin states, tribes and other partners toward solutions.” Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the largest man-made rese

We didn't run or anything, so the government must see this and also not run away.... It must send some of its planes here," a woman called Gulhan told Reuters. The heatwave exacerbating the fires comes after months of exceptionally dry weather in Turkey's southwest, according to maps issued by meteorological authorities.... You didn't foresee this and buy firefighting planes," he said, criticising the amount of aerial resources available. The European Union said it had helped mobilise three fi

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA( AFP)-Holding a V-shaped branch point down, Mr David Sagouspe examines the cracked soil of a California farm.... Under the blazing sun, he takes a breath and sets off, mechanically turning the branch five times towards the sky and five times towards the ground.He stops, marks the spot with a pink flag and nods.... " People would pay a lot of money for that strata right there," he says, referring to underground water. For more than 40 years, Mr Sagouspe has worked as a dowser

After various opposition groups and activists called for demonstrations to support the Khuzestan

protests taking place across the southern province of Khuzestan. The demonstrations erupted last

city as the worst drought in 40 years has forced many families to leave their homes to search for

PELION, Greece-In Greece, one of the world's largest chestnut producers, farmer Anestis Altinis searches for nuts suitable for harvest.... It sees the financial impact of climate change exceeding 1% of economic output annually in the coming years, up from about 0.2%-0.3% on average in the past decade. For farmer Altinis, picking chestnuts with his grandfather shaped his childhood and paved his future.... But the fall in output is driving people away.He urged authorities to help with irrigation