Despite recent heavy rainfall and storm activity, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released on Thursday, shows only modest improvements for San Antonio and surrounding South Central Texas counties.

The global average of drought-stricken land has increased by around 50,000 square kilometers (about 19,300 square miles) every year, an area roughly the size of Slovakia.

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released ...

South Africa has terminated a national state of disaster that was declared to mitigate the effects of a severe drought. The decision not to extend the four-month state of disaster beyond July 4. Agri ...

South Africa moved from a portentous 213-2 overnight to 282-5, the second-highest successful run chase in the 141-year test history at the home of cricket. Updated - June 14, 2025 07:26 pm IST AP ...

South Africa achieved a historic victory in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's on Saturday, ending their 27-year ICC trophy drought with a record-breaking run chase of 282.

Temba Bavuma-led South Africa are on the verge of history as they are set to end their ICC trophy drought by winning the World Test Championship (WTC) final against defending champions Australia ...

Trainer Michelle Payne. Picture: Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images Michelle Payne has urged fellow racing industry participants to help drought-stricken farmers with donations of any unused horse feeds.

Drought-hit farmers struggle to get finance, Grain Producers SA survey reveals Their plight has been in the headlines for months, but a new survey of drought-stricken farmers paints a stark ...

Tony Hurt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tampa, told WGCU Public Media on June 9 that while recent rainfall in the Fort Myers area helped significantly lessen the drought's ...