Mar 16 How California is preparing for a future full of extreme weather By Michael Rios There's no end in sight for California's extreme weather. Gov. Jerry Brown has requested $437 million to prepare for it. Continue reading
Mar 04 Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought By Abdi Guled, Associated Press Somalia's prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people. Continue reading
Jan 14 California begins to emerge from its five-year drought By Michael Rios Despite some improvements in drought conditions, California Gov. Jerry Brown is not ready to ease or rescind the drought state of emergency declaration he made in 2014. Continue reading
Dec 12 Photos: In drought-stricken Malawi, rains just 'don't come' By Larisa Epatko Southern Malawi’s dry, crusty fields used to be waist-high with corn. But two consecutive years of low rainfall have meant scarce harvests and have forced farmers to change just about everything they know about farming. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: 'Humanitarian pause' begins in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russian and Syrian forces began a “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which could last as long as four days. Using loudspeakers and pamphlets, the Syrian army urged residents to leave and fighters… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:48 Could California's drought make residents sick? By PBS News Hour As California's five-year drought continues, the community of East Porterville has become an epicenter for the state's water shortage. Of the 1,800 homes located in the town, nearly 500 have lost wells that provided water for bathing and washing food. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 10:20 Scientists analyze recent extreme weather events in relation to climate change By PBS News Hour The second large-scale fire in California this week is raging through the southern part of the state, and the fatal flooding in Louisiana is worsening. Combined with the fact that this past July was the planet’s single hottest month recorded,… Continue watching
Jul 18 Photos: A mother's story of survival in drought-ridden Malawi By Sebastian Rich As one of the worst droughts ever recorded in Southern and Eastern Africa continues, photojournalist Sebastian Rich has been documenting the desperate lives of the most vulnerable affected in Malawi and Mozambique for UNICEF. View a collection of his photos. Continue reading
May 11 Column: El Nino, the global spoilsport affecting oil, food prices and tourism By Vikram Mansharamani A wildfire rages, displacing tens of thousands. Droughts ravage crops, leaving tens of millions hungry. An African nation sells off some of its famous wildlife. Bleaching harms stretches of the Great Barrier Reef. What's happening? El Niño. Continue reading
Apr 05 Photos: Thousands may die in parched Somalia, UN warns By Sebastian Rich Severe droughts are stifling Somalia and forecasts of little rain this year will make things worse, particularly in northern Somalia where people are dependent on livestock for food, the United Nations recently said. Continue reading