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A 5-year-old child cries as a nurse struggles to find a vein for an injection at a health clinic last month in Shada, Somalia. The child's family lost all their animals to drought and traveled more than 100 miles in search of a better situation.

Drought Threatens To Drive Famine In Somalia As Hunger Kills More Than 100

On Saturday, Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said 110 people died of malnourishment or disease in a single region over a two-day span. About half the country is at risk of famine.

David Bailey tosses hay to one of his remaining cows in Dawson, Ala., on Oct. 26. Bailey had to sell off half of his cattle herd — more than 100 animals — because he doesn't have enough hay to feed them through the winter.

Much Of The Southeast U.S. Is Grappling With Drought

Months of severe drought are causing water shortages and wildfires, particularly in Alabama and Georgia. The USDA has designated part of Georgia a disaster area for farmers.

Newly displaced Somalis walk through a camp in the Garasbaley area on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

San Diego’s Climate Crisis: The Impacts Of A Warming World On Refugee Communities

The World Bank projects climate change will displace as many as 140 million people around the world by 2050, with Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia the hardest-hit regions.

KPBS Drought Tracker Update: Record-Breaking Winter About To Get Even Wetter

An update from the KPBS Drought Tracker shows that strong storms rolling into California starting Friday are about to make the state's already wet winter even wetter.

KPBS Drought Tracker Update: Weekend Storms Deliver Substantial Snow

Storms that caused flooding in Northern California over the weekend also contributed to major growth in the Sierra snowpack.

A storm dumped rain on Hollister, Calif., on Tuesday and Wednesday, but appeared to have blown through by Thursday.

'Snowpacalypse2017' And Flooding Clobber Western States But Ease Drought

Storms dumped rain and snow all along the coast, prompting evacuations, closing roads and knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers. But all that water has helped the West's severe drought.

KPBS Drought Tracker Update: Warm Temps Keeping Snowpack Thin

An update from the newly relaunched KPBS Drought Tracker shows Thursday night's storm coming in the midst of a wet season that has so far brought California increased rain — but paltry snow — compared to previous drought years.

A firefighter sprays down the smoldering remains of a burning home during the Hillside Fire in the North Park neighborhood of San Bernardino, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2019. Some wildland firefighters worry whether they can do their jobs safely during a global pandemic.

Wildland Fire Camps Need Dramatic Change Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

As the wildfire season is beginning, some wild land firefighters are worried their safety could be at risk since the government has been slow to adopt new COVID-19 protocols.

The Colorado River, shown here in this undated photo, supplies 40 million people and grows most of the country's winter salad.

Just Days Left To Avert Colorado River Water Crisis. Can States Make A Deal?

If California and six other states can’t agree on a plan to cut their water consumption by Jan. 31, the federal government says it will step in and decide the river's future.

A hamlet between the towns of Tsihombe and Ambovombe, in the most drought stricken area in southern Madagascar. Most families in the region have resorted to eating wild fruits and tree leaves.

Drought-Stricken Southern Madagascar Teeters On The Edge Of Famine

Fighting extreme poverty and failing crops caused by a three-year drought, United Nations food agencies are struggling to keep the region's population from succumbing to starvation.

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