drought

The two reservoirs provide water for 40 million people

Too early to “get excited”. Consistency is more important

Interest rates, drought, fertilizer and fuel shortage all contributing factors

While we enjoy our bounty, tens of millions of people across the world go to bed hungry

On Wednesday Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri  was forced to close its plant at Monfalcone after the northeastern city was invaded by the smoke caused by a huge wildfire in the area. Monfalcone Mayor Anna Maria Cisint appealed to local people not...

The Mediterranean is enduring a marine heat wave (MHW) and the temperature on May 10 was four degrees higher than the average for the 1985-2005 period, according to the initial results of the CAREHeat project. The surface water temperature hit...

Meuccio Berselli, the secretary general of the River Po district authority, said Wednesday that the drought that is hitting Italy's longest river means that some northern towns are needing to have water supplies brought in by trucks. Berselli told ANSA...

Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the United States, was formed by the creation of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. It supplies water to 40 million Americans, places that would probably be uninhabitable if not for the...