In Afghanistan, the issue of natural calamities has become a headache. At least about 25 of the countries 34 provinces have been hit hard by drought.

Afghanistan faces severe drought

It's a storm of crisis for war-torn Afghanistan as 25 out of 34 provinces have been hard hit by drought. Wheat harvests have also declined by 20%.

Post-war, natural calamities are battering Afghanistan

In Iran, farmers set up tents in a dry river bed in Isfahan to protest a drought. The Iranian Riot Police fired bullets to clear up the area. Palki Sharma tells you how a protest for water turned deadly in Iran.

Gravitas: Farmers in Iran protest drought in a dried-up river

Madagascar is experiencing its worst drought in four decades. Lack of access to food, water and proper sanitation has led to the rise of acute malnutrition cases in the country.

Madagascar drought sparks water shortage and starvation

Drought is now threatening a might river, the Parana is now one of the longest rivers, it's a major source of drinking water for millions, however, water levels drop to a 77-year low.

South America: Drought hits Parana River

A local municipality in South Africa’s Port Elizabeth city, which experiences one of the worst droughts in its recorded history, has embarked on a plan to remove massive alien vegetation, which is believed to be responsible for the frequent water crisis in the city.

South African municipality to chop down ‘water guzzling’ alien trees to mitigate drought impact

Syria once produced enough wheat to feed its entire population. But now the country has been hit by a historic drought. Crop failures are mounting. The situation is so bad that wheat farmers are mulling to leave the profession altogether. Our next report tells you more.

Crop failures mount after Syria gets hit by drought

Chebayesh wetland has been battling a drought. This rainfall season in Iraq was the second driest in 40yrs. As a result salinity of the river has risen to dangerous levels.

Dams built on rivers feeding Chebayesh wetland

Record low rainfall has resulted in a drought. The Euphrates river which provides water to Iraq and Syria has been drying up. The harvest has been hit, food security is under threat.

Syria: Historic drought devastates the country's breadbasket

For four years, drought has devastated homes and has left children without food in Southern Madagascar. Over a million people in the region require emergency food aid.

Drought devastates homes in Southern Madagascar

Reservoirs in Brazil's Sao Paulo are drying up. The area which is dependent on hydroelectric powerplants is now facing massive power outages. The government of the country is also mulling to take dire steps to conserve energy. WION brings you a report.

Brazil: Drought hits hydropower plants, Bolsonaro asks people to cut down on power consumption

Millions in Iraq and Syria are facing water shortage as the region's longest river the Euphrates dries up. The Euphrates was a lifeline for many countries. The shortage has led to a shortfall of hydropower.

Drought hits West Asia's longest Euphrates river

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Wednesday a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in Brazil, contradicting other officials who have said that such a step would not be necessary.

Drought may force Brazil to ration power, says Vice President Mourao

California is the world's largest producer of Almonds, but this year the industry is struggling to fulfill the basic domestic demand amid a historic drought. Almonds are California's top agricultural export.

California: Climate change is threatening world's largest Almond producer

Recent decision by Pakistan's Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to cut down water supply to Sindh province has deepened the dispute between both parties. The latest controversy emerged after IRSA, which regulates water sources of the Indus River informed the Sindh irrigation department about the reductions made in water share for the upcoming dry spell, The Express Tribune reported.

Dispute deepens between Sindh, IRSA after authorities cuts down water supply

Most of the prominent cities in Pakistan do not have safe drinking water for citizens, according to data presented by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government at National Assembly.

20 Pakistan cities lack safe drinking water, reveals govt data

Environmentalists say desalination decimates ocean life, costs too much money and energy. But as Western states face an epic drought, regulators appear ready to approve a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, California.

California approves desalination plant as western states face an epic drought

Hundreds of Iranians marched through Tehran in rare protests over blackouts and power outages. Workers in the lucrative oil industry have also gone on strike. How will this instability affect Iran's upcoming change of guard? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Iran: Drought triggers anti-govt protests

A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit Khuzestan in southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on "opportunists and rioters".

One shot dead in Iran water shortage protests: State media

Communities in Madagascar are on the verge of starvation, with women and children walking for hours to reach food after the worst drought in four decades devastated the south of the island, the World Food Programme said.

Madagascar communities on verge of starvation after drought: World Food Programme

With temperatures soaring to over the normal level in Pakistan's Sindh, the province has been facing an acute shortage of water. Low levels of underground water and lack of supply from dams are being largely blamed for the parched areas.

Parched Pakistan: Opposition to hold protests against Imran Khan's govt over water shortage

Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California that provides drinking water to more than 25 million people is at less than half of its average capacity. The state is facing yet another hot dry summer ahead and the governor has declared a drought emergency in 41 of 58 counties.

As California’s drought worsens, emergency declared in 41 of 58 counties

Summer has not even begun and Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California that provides drinking water to more than 25 million people, is at less than half of its average capacity at this time of year.

California already in throes of drought as summer looms 

One of Taiwan's largest lakes is gaining attention not for its abundant blue water, but for its noticeably dry lake bed and cracked earth..

Giant lake in Taiwan shrinks amid record drought

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