Drought News

Georgia cattle farmers soon should see higher prices for their beef cattle because of a drought in Texas that's contributing to a shortage of cattle.

The severe drought affecting 22 of Mexico's 32 states has caused a 40 percent drop in agricultural production, opening the way for food shortages over the next few months, authorities said.

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La Nia has cast her dry spell over most of Arizona this winter, deepening drought conditions in the lower desert ranges and in the high country, where the hit-and-miss storm track is clearly evident in the winter snowpack and the projected spring runoff.

Burdened by drought, these Mexican farmers have found themselves at the cutting edge of new technology.

Without heavy rainfall in the immediate future, extreme water shortages could hit many parts of the country - causing parched landscapes, rivers drying up and hosepipe bans in the summer.

Last year's record drought already hurt the 2011 cotton harvest, and it's likely to curtail the amount of cotton grown this year as well.

One of the few Australian universities offering a degree in agriculture has been forced to withdraw the course because of a decline in enrolments.

Imagine if you were a child living in the Gebo and Bay regions of Somalia last summer. Instead of having the opportunity to go to school in the fall you were trapped in a massive drought zone.

Stripped down to his underwear in the bitter cold, this man risks his life trying to rescue his dog from a frozen river.

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The Chatham Community Players enter their 90th year of producing local theater with the literary classic and Tony Award winning play, "The Grapes of Wrath" by Frank Galati, from the novel by John Steinbeck.

Nearly 60 percent of Texas is still in some form of severe drought. Recent rains have helped many areas... However, they've also encouraged the growth of a pesky plant which threatens the growth of your grass this spring.

Use our database to find the top 100 water users in residential, commercial and industrial categories in Corpus Christi for the last two years.

Istanbul -- For 1,600 years, this city - Turkey's largest - has been built and destroyed, erected and erased, as layer upon layer of life has thrived on its seven hills.

Underground water supplies are being used to keep rivers flowing in the seasons when they are supposed to be replenished The pond at St Peter's Church in Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, is surrounded by clumps of bulrushes and thick oak trees that give it a timeless English appeal.

Farmers in the Northern Shenandoah Valley who suffered losses during last summer's drought can seek federal aid, a state agency announced Friday.

BATON ROUGE, La., - Still early in the season, crawfish harvesters are saying the yield is down by as much as a third this year.

A severe drought in the southern Great Plains is fueling a massive cattle drive north that is pushing beef prices higher and threatening to alter the country's production of red meat.

Rap star Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson visited Kenya and famine-hit Somalia this week to raise awareness on hunger and poverty issues.