Widespread rain falls in many regions of the High Plains providing welcome relief, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Torrential rains in the Congolese capital Kinshasa in early April brought devastating floods that ...

Ahmedabad: In a surprising twist, Gujarat's parched Kutch district emerged as the biggest gainer in a satellite study ...

Kenya’s agricultural potential is widely celebrated, yet beneath this promise lies a hidden crisis. Our soils are under ...

Its multiple benefits include improved land-use and preventing the degradation of vulnerable areas of land. The UAE is one of the first countries in the region to produce such a map, which will be ...

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland -- flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten after a large chunk of ...

Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of the maritime disaster off the Thottappally coast, where a sunken ship's cargo of chemical ...

Describing it as a silent crisis in East Africa, the report says, “Soil degradation poses a global crisis as it jeopardises food security, livelihoods and ecosystem health. The situation is worse in ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...