Tag: drought
Brazilian Amazon waters recover after two years of drought
The Amazon recorded water levels 2.6 percent above its historical average in 2025 due to increased rainfall compared to the previous year, according to MapBiomas, a network of organizations that tracks changes in land cover and use.
Iran begins cloud seeding operations as severe drought bites
Urmia, in the northwest, is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out and turned into a vast salt bed due to drought.
Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean city
The dry spell has forced authorities in the city of 200,000 people to shut off 75 percent of household water meters, leaving residents with considerably lower-than-usual water pressure.
Lakes drying up leave Greeks in despair
Locals say they can see the 42-square-kilometre (16-square-mile) expanse of water near Thessaloniki retreating day by day -- a fate shared by three other important natural lakes in Greece's Central Macedonian breadbasket.
After historic floods, Brazil braces for severe drought
Brazil has been battered by a series of extreme weather events, most recently once-in-a-century flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul that left 172 people dead.
