drought

Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez
World+Biz

Drought-hit Panama Canal to ease traffic restrictions

The interoceanic channel is a key transit point for international cargo, but low water levels blamed on climate change and the El Nino phenomenon last year led officials to limit the number of...

A view of the Panama Canal trade route in Panama City, Panama. Photo: AP/UNB
Global Economy

The drop in Panama Canal traffic due to a severe drought could cost up to $700m

Pond turns pink due to drought in Hawaii. Photo: Collected from UNB
Offbeat

Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink

A Tucuxi dolphin is pictured at the Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve in Uarini, Amazonas state, Brazil January 19, 2020. Picture taken January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File photo
World+Biz

Mass death of Amazon river dolphins linked to severe drought, heat

Niaz Md. Farhat Rahman. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

How will El Niño impact Bangladesh’s climate and agriculture this year?

Photo: Collected
Environment

Brazil's Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people

Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez
Global Economy

Panama Canal to further reduce daily transits if drought continues

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Drought puts Aman rice production at risk

Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

Rice soars to two-year high in Asia on El Niño drought risks

FILE PHOTO: Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
World+Biz

Drought-hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Protein on your plate may get costlier further as drought hampers fish production

The Boro season, spanning from December to March, represents the peak cropping period, yielding over two crore tonnes of rice annually. File Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Bangladesh

Dry spell looms as Aman cultivation begins in May

Ngagati Namaiduk from the Maasai pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, walks past his emaciated cattle during a dried-hay feeding program at their manyatta (traditional homestead) near Ilbisil settlement of Kajiado, Kenya October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo/File Photo
World+Biz

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change: Study