Drought

Extreme Weather Puts Debt Worth $84 Billion At Risk at India's Top Banks

India News | Archana Chaudhary, Bloomberg | Wednesday March 3, 2021

An increase in extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones risk souring debt worth more than 6.19 trillion rupees ($84 billion) at India's biggest financial institutions.

India Sending Humanitarian Assistance To Drought-Hit Madagascar: S Jaishankar

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 2, 2021

India is sending a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 hydroxychloroquine tablets to Madagascar in response to the east African country's appeal for assistance to deal with a humanitarian crisis triggered by a severe drought, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.

Warming Will Increase Frequency Of Flash Droughts In India: IIT Gandhinagar Study

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Monday March 1, 2021

The study, published in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, examined the role of human-caused climate warming and intra-seasonal variability during the summer monsoon season on the flash drought occurrence over India.

Kane Richardson Backs Aaron Finch To Return To Form

Asian News International | Friday February 26, 2021

Aaron Finch scored 12 runs in Australia's defeat against New Zealand in the 2nd T20I, which extended his current run drought to 26 T20 innings without a half-century.

Premier League: Timo Werner Ends Goal Drought As Chelsea Revival Gathers Pace

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 16, 2021

Timo Werner netted late in the first half at Stamford Bridge after setting up Olivier Giroud's opener for Thomas Tuchel's revitalised Chelsea team.

Carbon Emission Cuts Need To Be 80% More Ambitious To Meet Paris Agreement Targets: Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 11, 2021

Carbon emission cuts need to be about 80 per cent more ambitious to stay below 2 degree Celsius global warming -- considered a threshold for climate stability and climate-related risks such as excessive heat, drought, extreme weather and sea level rise -- a new study says.

Premier League: Thomas Tuchel Confident Timo Werner Goals Will Come As Chelsea Beat Sheffield United

Agence France-Presse | Monday February 8, 2021

Timo Werner's Premier League goal drought extended to 11 games but he set up Mason Mount's opener and won the decisive penalty as Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-1.

How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water

Chennai News | Bloomberg News | Thursday February 4, 2021

Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.

Premier League: Mohamed Salah Ends Goal Drought As Liverpool Beat West Ham

Agence France-Presse | Monday February 1, 2021

Mohamed Salah ended his Premier League goal drought in style as the Egypt star produced two superb finishes to inspire Liverpool's 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday.

FA Cup: Chelsea, Manchester City Advance, Leeds United Stunned By Crawley

Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 10, 2021

Timo Werner ended his Chelsea goal drought and Bernardo Silva sparkled for Manchester City as the Premier League giants eased into the fourth round.

Bundesliga: Jadon Sancho Ends Goal Drought To Help Put Borussia Dortmund Back Into Title Race

Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 3, 2021

Bundesliga: Jadon Sancho capped a fine display having also provided the corner from which Manuel Akanji scored in Borussia Dortmund's win over Wolfsburg.

Timo Werner Will Rediscover Scoring Touch, Says Frank Lampard

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 23, 2020

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is confident Timo Werner will be back amongst the goals again despite enduring the joint longest goal drought of his career.

Premier League: Tammy Abraham's Return To Form Boost For Chelsea, Says Frank Lampard

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 22, 2020

Premier League: Tammy Abraham scored a brace to help Chelsea climb to fifth place in the table, six points off leaders Liverpool.

Namibia To Auction 170 Elephants Over Draught, Increased Population

World News | Reuters | Thursday December 3, 2020

Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday.

"Declare Wet Drought In Maharashtra": Devendra Fadnavis To Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 17, 2020

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announce a wet drought in Maharashtra due to crop damage from heavy rains and begin the process of providing relief to the affected.