Afghanistan faces a brutal climate reality. Kabul, a city of over six million people, could become the first modern city to run out of water in the next five years, a new report has warned.
Fields are gone, villages washed away, can the country survive this?

Afghanistan floods worsen water crisis, thousands forced from their homes

The outbreak of Mpox cases, especially among children defined part of 2024 with climate disasters such as floods, drought,s and cyclones exacerbating the crises on the continent

Brunt of Climate Change Impacted Health & Economies

The outbreak of Mpox cases, especially among children  defined part of 2024 with climate disasters such as floods, drought,s and cyclones exacerbating the crises on the continent

Malawi's government initiated a large-scale food distribution effort on Wednesday to aid more than five million people suffering from severe hunger due to a drought intensified by climate change and the El Niño weather phenomenon. This drought, the worst in southern Africa in a century, has devastated the region, leaving landscapes desolate and millions facing critical food shortages.

Malawi Provides Urgent Food Relief To Millions Affected By Severe Drought

Droughts, megadroughts to occur much earlier in Europe every year from now on: Study

New study paints a scary scenario for when Earth passes the 1.5 degree threshold

Australia's bureau of meteorology declares El Niño alert, raises its likelihood to 70%.

El Nino could hit Wheat production in Australia | WION Climate Tracker

Weather changes due to the El Nino effect, which warms the environment and causes droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world, comes with a huge economic cost. A new study published in the journal 'science' states that El Nino on an average cost the world 3.4 trillion dollars.

El Nino costs the world over $3 trillion

From mountain peaks to ocean depths, climate change continued its advance in 2022. The relentless advance of climate change brought more droughts, flooding, and heat waves to communities around the world. This is according to the annual report from the world meteorological organization.

Climate change is continuing its advance, says UN report

Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered grevy's zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife reserves during east Africa's worst drought in decades. The Kenya wildlife service and other bodies counted the deaths of 205 elephants, 512 wildebeests, 381 common zebras, 51 buffalos, 49 grevy's zebras, and 12 giraffes in the past nine months. Here's a report from Amboseli National Park.

World of Africa: East Africa faces worst drought in decades

Living in the era of climate change, a vicious cycle of food insecurity has emerged. Will COP27 save the continent from vagaries of Global Warming and avert a disaster? Erik Njoka reports.

World of Africa: Surviving perils of climate change in Africa

Somalia may declare a famine in the coming weeks. The country is suffering one of its worst droughts and decades.

WION Climate Tracker | Ukraine war aggravates Somalia crisis

England has faced one of the driest summers on record in England with most parts still officially facing drought. According to head of Natural England, people should flood their gardens and create bogs in order to stop the impact of drought and reverse the biodiversity loss.

WION Climate Tracker | Experts say 'flood gardens, create bogs' to tackle drought problem

Hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 500,000 children at the risk of dying. Amid a deadly famine, the mothers and famine hit Somalis are now bringing their starving children to nutrition centers with the hope that they can get some access to food.

WION Climate Tracker | Somalia's children face starvation deaths

Somalia is facing a deadly drought. The situation in the country is growing grimmer with each passing day. The UN has even warned that the drought has left Somalia on the brink of famine.

WION Climate Tracker | UNICEF warns of disease outbreak among children in Somalia

Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst drought in 40 years. Aid groups have said that in the worst-hit areas, the drought has lead to conditions close to famine.

WION Climate Tracker | Historic drought in Horn of Africa raises famine threat

A severe drought has gripped Northern Italy. A drone video showed the bottom of the rocky shore of Lake Garda emerging in Sirmione.

Bottom of rocky shore of Lake Garda emerges as severe drought grips Northern Italy

While Climate change related events like drought, heat waves, wildfires have battered France, the salt farmers in the North-west region of Guerande have emerged as reluctant winner.

WION Climate Tracker | Salt farmers emerge reluctant winners of France's drought

It has been a tumultuous summer season for England, heat waves, record temperatures, wildfires and now an impending drought. Analysis shows that the first six months of this year have been the driest since 1976.

WION Climate Tracker | England suffers driest spell since 1976

California and the western United States are in the grip of a severe years-long drought. Officials have urged the people to conserve water as reservoirs run low and demand outstrips are supply stressed by climate change.

WION Climate Tracker | 'Water police' patrol drought-hit Los Angeles streets

Climate change is affecting several countries and amid this Italy has declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the river Po in Northern Italy. This region accounts for at least one-third of the country's agricultural produce, however its suffering from the worst drought in 70 years.

WION Climate Tracker | Italy declares state of emergency due to record drought

Temperatures in Europe are the highest that they have ever been. In the last week more than 200 monthly temperature records were broken across France. In Milan, authorities are turning off public fountains amid warnings of daytime water rationing as Italy battles one of its worst droughts in decades.

Italy's heat wave to get worse

The effects of climate change can be seen in Mexico as more than half of the country is now facing moderate to severe drought due to below average rainfall.

Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought

Tens of thousands of children in Ethiopia are suffering from the most deadly form of malnutrition. One of the factors that resulted in this situation is prolonged droughts

Ethiopia: Thousands of kids face 'most deadly' malnutrition

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