As if Iraq didn’t have a banquet of troubles, there is this:
Over 100,000 people in northern Iraq have been forced to evacuate their homes since 2005 because of severe water … [Keep reading >>]

“April’s warm, dry weather melted the Sierra Nevada snowpack to two-thirds of normal, according to the last measure of the season Thursday, as agencies serving cities and farms across California … [Keep reading >>]

[caption id="attachment_21018" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Channels feeding the Macquarie River in New South Wales (NSW) have been sucked dry by drought and the relentless demands of irrigation. Photo by Victoria Toensing"][/caption] … [Keep reading >>]

We’ve posted recently news about the drought in California’s Central Valley, and earlier about Texas, and Mexico. It’s bad in Mendota and Firebaugh– unemployment reaching 1/3 of the working … [Keep reading >>]

The steady rain, with more to come, makes us all wonder — is all the drought talk being washed away? Wish it were so.

A steady rainfall over the weekend … [Keep reading >>]

“The worst drought in nearly 100 years is racking three-quarters of Texas. Much of the state has not had a significant rainfall since August. Winter wheat crops have failed. Ponds … [Keep reading >>]

“Mexico City shut down a main water pipeline under a new conservation program, cutting service to more than 2 million residents Sunday after some reservoirs dropped to their lowest levels … [Keep reading >>]

NOAA stunner: Climate change “largely irreversible for 1000 years,” with permanent Dust Bowls in Southwest and around the globe

Important new research led by NOAA scientists, “Irreversible climate change because of … [Keep reading >>]

“The lack of rain this winter has contributed to what fisheries biologists say is, so far, the worst return of coho salmon in the recorded history of Marin County’s Lagunitas … [Keep reading >>]

The SF Chronicle has, properly, featured the California drought of 2008 on its front pages. This is big stuff. Reservoirs across the state are way below their total … [Keep reading >>]

Correct me if I’m wrong but the Stupid Twins on ABC, George Stephanopolus and Charles Gibson, did not mention food riots, rising price of staples or drought in Australia, or … [Keep reading >>]

This seems to me to be a very significant, and unreported, story: Rice Shortages and sky-rocketing prices around the world.

The price of rice, a staple in the diets of … [Keep reading >>]