DROUGHT – Asian News from UK

Yorkshire declared drought-hit

Water Minister Emma Hardy expressed her commitment to addressing the issue, stating that she is receiving regular updates from the EA Yorkshire has officially entered drought status, becoming the second region in

June 13, 2025

-Top News·Environment·UK News

IOM warns of drought-induced impact in Horn of Africa

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) last week warned that catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need of assistance…reports

March 5, 2023

-Top News·AFRICA NEWS

California drought conditions ease

Three month ago, the data showed that all of California was in drought, including at extreme and exceptional levels….reports Asian Lite News The recent rain and snow from a series of winter

March 3, 2023

Environment·USA

Unprecedented winter drought grips Europe

This comes after a record-setting hot and dry summer last year, which left water stores low heading into the colder months…reports Asian Lite News Large swathes of Europe are currently in the

February 24, 2023

-Top News·EU News·Europe

WFP warns drought leading to food insecurity in Horn of Africa

It added that the region has recorded a significant increase in the price of local food baskets with Somalia recording the most expensive food basket in the region…reports Asian Lite News The

November 27, 2022

-Top News·AFRICA NEWS

Drought kills 1,235 wild animals in Kenya

She said that the situation has been aggravated by depressed rains in the arid and semi-arid areas of the country during the October-December 2021 and March-May 2022 rainy seasons…reports Asian Lite News

November 6, 2022

AFRICA NEWS

Over 900k children acutely malnourished amid drought in Kenya

The institution noted that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Kenya currently stands at 4.35 million, a rise from 4.1 million in June…reports Asian Lite News Nearly 942,000

October 16, 2022

AFRICA NEWS

Drought to affect 36.1 mn in Horn of Africa

In Ethiopia, the cost of the local food basket increased by more than 33 per cent between January and June 2022, according to WFP…reports Asian Lite News At least 36.1 million people

September 25, 2022

AFRICA NEWS

Droughts may push Europe to source more food from India

For the ongoing financial year, the government has set an export target of $23.56 billion for the agricultural and processed food products basket…reports Asian Lite News Will the intense heatwave and droughts

August 23, 2022

Europe·India News

Almost half of Europe at risk of drought

The drought has substantially reduced yields for summer crop harvests, with corn, soybeans and sunflowers most affected, the researchers said…reports Asian Lite News Nearly half of Europe is at risk of drought,

August 23, 2022

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