The India Meteorological Department has warned of a below-normal monsoon in Karnataka, raising concerns over a looming water crisis. As many as 26 districts could face drinking water shortages if rainfall remains deficient. In response, Siddaramaiah has activated contingency measures to manage the situation. Authorities are preparing for the worst as the state braces for a challenging season ahead.


Karnataka Drought: DKS Writes to PM Modi, Seeks Assessment by Central Team

Karnataka is facing worsening drought-like conditions as weak monsoon rains continue to impact several districts. With reservoir levels nearing dead storage, the state has prioritised drinking water supply, launched fodder support for livestock, and is preparing to seek assistance from the Centre. Officials warn that despite a slight easing in the rainfall deficit, many regions remain under severe water stress.

Karnataka faces growing drought threat as reservoirs deplete

The United Nations has issued a warning over escalating climate risks, highlighting growing threats of droughts and floods across multiple regions. Forecasts indicate widespread temperature anomalies worldwide, raising concerns about extreme weather patterns becoming more frequent and severe. Experts say the changing climate could intensify environmental disasters, disrupt agriculture, and impact millions of people globally.


UN Warns of Drought & Flood Threats, Forecasts Point to Widespread Temperature Anomalies Worldwide

Kenya faces a severe surge in Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis), with cases jumping from 1,575 in 2024 to over 3,577 in early 2025. The deadly parasite-borne disease, spread by sandflies and worsened by climate change, affects arid regions including Wajir, Mandera, and Turkana. With a 95% fatality rate if untreated, local authorities are racing to contain the outbreak and prevent further deaths.


Kenyan Cases Of Visceral Leishmaniasis More Than Double In a Year

The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is facing a historic snow drought after the 2024 to 2025 winter recorded a 23 year low in snow persistence. Scientists say warming at higher elevations between 3,000 and 6,000 metres is causing more precipitation to fall as rain instead of snow, threatening glaciers, rivers and long term water security across South Asia.


Himalayas Hit by Historic Snow Drought as Warming Cuts Winter Snow | WION

Iran has begun cloud seeding operations to combat extreme drought affecting several regions. Aircraft are being deployed to stimulate rainfall and alleviate water shortages.


Iran Launches Cloud Seeding Flights to Combat Extreme Drought Crisis

Iran has begun cloud seeding operations to combat extreme drought affecting several regions. Aircraft are being deployed to stimulate rainfall and alleviate water shortages.

Iran Launches Flights for Cloud Seeding Amid Extreme Drought

Iran is grappling with an unprecedented water crisis as Tehran enters its sixth consecutive year of extreme drought. Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are at critically low levels, threatening agriculture, livelihoods, and urban water supply across the country. Experts warn that urgent measures are needed to prevent further environmental and humanitarian consequences.


Iran: Tehran witnesses worst drought in several decades 

Iran is grappling with an unprecedented water crisis as Tehran enters its sixth consecutive year of extreme drought. Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are at critically low levels, threatening agriculture, livelihoods, and urban water supply across the country. Experts warn that urgent measures are needed to prevent further environmental and humanitarian consequences.

People Offers Prayers For Rain as Iran Faces Worst Drought in Several Decades 

Tehran Faces Emergency Rationing as Iran’s Unprecedented Drought Deepens

Syria is on the brink of a major food crisis. As the country reels from nearly 14 years of war, an unprecedented drought is pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity in 2025. The worst climate conditions in 60 years have crippled wheat production across nearly 2.5 million hectares of farmland, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

In both government- and Kurdish-controlled regions, producers are scrambling for a shrinking harvest, raising fears of famine, instability, and a deeper humanitarian crisis. With wheat output falling millions of tonnes short of national needs, Syria's dependence on imports is expected to soar  even as its economy continues to collapse.

Syria’s wheat war leaves 16 million people facing hunger as drought and conflict devastate crops.

Severe drought across West Asia has worsened food and water shortages in Syria, Iraq, and Turkiye. Climate change is driving the crisis, threatening millions with scarcity and instability.


Climate change drives food and water shortages in Syria, Iraq & Türkiye

England is staring at a drought this summer after parts of the country witnessed the driest spring on record.

Drought fears for the UK this summer

A growing climate crisis is gripping Europe tonight, as a severe spring drought expands across the continent, with no clear end in sight.

Climate change fuels Europe's dry spell, faces worsening water crisis

Business & Economy: Uncover how climate and trade disruptions are impacting the coffee industry, and making your favorite cup of latte more costly.

Is your coffee getting pricier?: Here’s how climate change and Trump tariff is affecting it

Study Reveals That Italy's Po River Likely To Face Intensifying Drought

Faced with the devastating impacts of climate change, including prolonged droughts, some pastoralist Maasai women are turning to cricket farming as a sustainable alternative for nutrition and income.

Maasai women turn to cricket farming to beat climate change

Dramatic rainstorms earlier this month brought more than 6 inches of rain to a mountainous region in California, but the deluge has not been enough to reverse a worsening drought trend that is set to intensify further in the coming weeks and months.

California: Storms, rain & continuing drought

India News: This year, Jammu and Kashmir has also witnessed rampant forest fires across the region, from North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Bandipora to Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu division.

Kashmir fearful of drought as water bodies dry up, forest fires become rampant

Tunisia is in its sixth year of drought and has seen its water reserves dwindle, as temperatures have soared past 50 degrees Celsius in some areas during the summer. Watch this report for more details!

Tunisia Women Herb Harvesters Struggle With Drought

People in Spain brace for fresh storms and heavy rains just two weeks after flash floods wreaked havoc in Spain's Valencia and other parts, claiming over 200 lives. Watch in for more details!

Spain Flash Floods: Schools Suspended In Malaga, Valencia And Some Areas Of Catalonia

Tens of thousands of people in the Spanish city of Valencia launched a protest on Saturday (Nov 9) over the regional authorities' handling of the devastating floods. The death toll due to the floods in Spain has climbed to more than 200 and nearly 80 people are still missing.

Spain Floods: Thousands Protest In Valencia, Demanding Carlos Mazon's Resignation

The Paraguay river hit a record low this month due to drought upstream in brazil. The sharp decline in water levels is fueling a conflict between the country's fishers and rice farmers over water use. The national meteorology directorate expects the river to remain low until year-end.

Fishermen & Rice Farmers Clash Over Water as Paraguay River Dries Up

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