Drought

Although the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have swelled in recent heavy rains, a dry climate is the norm in Iraq, and with Turkish and Iranian dams cutting off water flow.

The channel is Panama’s biggest source of revenue, bringing in $4.3 billion in 2022. 

In addition to less rain falling on the Horn, a warming climate means more water is evaporating from soil and transpiring from plants into the atmosphere.

A three-year drought likely resulted in catastrophic harvest reduction or even complete failure, which spelled doom for the Hittites. 

The researchers examined a reconstruction of tree rings and used historical and archaeological evidence in order to reach their findings.

Food insecurity is at an all-time high, especially in West and Central Africa - which have historically fallen victim to the issue of world hunger.

As climate change fuels the movement of migrants throughout the world, the subject becomes a center point at the COP27 conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The tracks most likely belonged to an acrocanthosaurus, who roamed North America around 113 million years ago.

The vessels were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces.

China warned on Wednesday that the severe dry spell along the Yangtze could last well into September as local governments race to maintain power.