Nov 20th, 2008 · Until just a few months ago, farmers in Argentina were thriving like never before. Now, they are facing the pressures of a worsening international economy, as well as drought. Demand for crops is plummeting as costs for fertilizers, herbicides and other necessities have gone up.
Sep 11th, 2008 · A lingering drought in Afghanistan has led to the smallest wheat harvest in the country in years. The diminished crop has thrown farmers and residents into a food crisis. Many point to the government for not coming to the farmers' aid fast enough.
Aug 13th, 2008 · A new study in The Royal Society's Biology Letters claims that elephant memories may be key to the animals' survival during times of extreme drought. In particular, older female elephants appear to have the knowledge necessary to keep herds alive.
Aug 6th, 2008 · Beijing is trying to seed clouds to bring some rain and clear the air before the Olympics. And California is too, for a different reason; L.A. County civil engineers are working on a drought relief project that seeds clouds over the San Gabriel mountains to ward off fires. Like all gambles, the project could pay big or prove disastrous.
Aug 6th, 2008 · A record drought, made worse by razing of fields and greenbelts to limit havens for insurgents, is plaguing farmers across Iraq. The drought has particularly hit hard in Diyala, a province where fighting still rages.
Jul 21st, 2008 · For some people in California's central valley, life resembles scenes from The Grapes of Wrath. A report called "Measure of America" names Fresno, Calif., the least economically developed part of the country. Opportunities to make a decent living can be very hard to find there due to drought and unemployment.
Jul 6th, 2008 · With drought, high temperatures and bark beetle infestations, conditions are ripe across the West for catastrophic forest fires. And that's making archaeologists very nervous. Fires may destroy thousands of ancient Native American artifacts and may expose other sites to looters.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · Anne Hartridge and Matt George are about as "green" as it gets. They bike to work, have solar panels, dry their laundry on a line. So when they stopped watering their lawn in drought-stricken California, who would have thought they'd get fined more than $700 for letting their grass go brown.