Events Database

30 historical macro events · 2010–today

Filtered by:drought✕ clear
DateEvent
Jul 19, 10A celebration of hope in a dry land
Jul 14, 10Last six months second driest in the UK in 96 years, say scientists
Jul 14, 10The Northerner: Back on the waterfront
Jul 14, 10Drought threatens to close stretch of Britain's longest canal
Jul 9, 10Pollution means China's thirst can't be quenched – no matter what is spent
Jul 7, 10Hosepipe ban looms for north-west England
Jun 26, 10How water raises the political temperature between countries
Jun 26, 10Battle for the Nile as rivals lay claim to Africa's great river
Jun 24, 10Drought risk hits Cumbria just months after floods
Jun 23, 10Aboriginal film decries threat to ancestral customs from water scarcity
Jun 20, 10North-west England faces hosepipe bans after drought warning
Jun 17, 10Cutting greenhouse gases will be no quick fix for our weather, scientists say
Jun 7, 10Darfur's new tragedy
Jun 3, 10Severe drought causes hunger for 10 million in west Africa
Jun 2, 10Thames Water opens first large-scale desalination plant in UK
Jun 1, 10Scottish national park chief raises prospect of water exports
May 26, 10North-west England 'could reach drought status in weeks'
Apr 26, 10Egypt must negotiate on Nile water
Apr 19, 10UK relies on 'virtual' water from drought-prone countries, says report
Apr 7, 10Drought turns southern China into arid plain
Apr 7, 10Drought in south-west China and the Mekong basin
Apr 7, 10Drought in China: 'We can only wait for the rain'
Mar 30, 10Global water crisis and cheaper technology sparks surge in desalination
Mar 25, 10China sends emergency food to drought-stricken provinces
Mar 20, 10Sandstorms sweep into Beijing
Feb 26, 10Yemen threatens to chew itself to death over thirst for narcotic qat plant
Feb 25, 10UN launches Mongolia $4m appeal to clear up livestock killed by big freeze
Feb 17, 10Tajikistan facing water shortages and climate extremes, report warns
Feb 17, 10Coping with climate change impacts in Tajikistan
Jan 22, 10Kenyan herders to be offered livestock insurance against drought