The Netherlands is experiencing one of its worst droughts since records began after another week with almost no rain and high temperatures. The official rainfall shortage – the amount needed to ...

Worst drought ‘in living memory’ threatens the world’s olive oil supply. ... Even a 10% rise would put producer prices at their highest ever level, according to Mintec data.

Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are climbing ...

Over 60 percent of the European Union and Great Britain face drought conditions, according to the European Drought Observatory, in what one EU Commission scientist called Europe’s worst drought ...

Severe drought conditions have been marching east, turning thousands of kilometres of lush fields between Colac and Geelong virtually to dust. We speak to those on the front line. Driving around ...

The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the ... was 2.92 meters below the average level for the same two weeks last year and is expected to drop further to its lowest-ever.

Severe drought conditions have been marching east ... “This year now is going to be the worst we’ve ever seen,” he said. Noel Vallance on his Portarlington property. Picture: Brad Fleet.

Experts say the outlook for the next months is even worse, putting researchers on alert for the possibility of Amazon’s worst drought ever. The low river level in Manaus, Amazonas’ state ...

The worst drought of the last century took place in the mid-Seventies, when the dry winter of 1975 to 1976 was followed by one of the hottest and driest summers since records began. Many places ...

‘Worst we’ve ever seen’: Farmers fear drought will be worst in living memory. Severe drought conditions have been marching east, turning thousands of kilometres of lush fields between Colac ...

The drought of 1995-96 tops the list. From Sept. 23, 1995, to May 26, 1996, only 4.07 inches of rain fell over the Alamo City, making it the worst eight-month drought the city has ever experienced.