#extreme drought

Collection of extreme drought news, found 40 news.

BMKG confirms 85 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 85 hotspots, indicating potential ...

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Nearly 50 million Indonesians threatened by extreme drought

An El Niño-induced severe dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in Indonesia’s provinces ...

Extreme dry season hits East Nusa Tenggara

The Kupang Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) office has said long days without rain have hit most areas ...

Extreme drought hits four districts in East Nenggara Tenggara

Extreme drought hit four districts in East Nusa Tenggara Province, according to information from the Meteorology, ...

Historical year for Indonesia`s forest protection

During the past one year, the Indonesian government has made several historic policies and breakthroughs for the ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

One year since famine, 2.5 million at risk in Somalia: UN

Over 2.5 million people in war-torn Somalia remain in crisis despite huge global aid efforts and the situation may ...

Somalia famine set to spread to two new areas: UN

Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the ...

Somalia famine set to spread to two new areas: UN

Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents on Thursday in heavy fighting in the capital ...