Climate - El Niño

After a bout of La Niña and three years of drought, Chilean agriculture is anxiously awaiting a spell of El Niño to arrive. The industry hopes it could bring beneficial rains with it to help refill reservoirs, groundwater and reduce the country's water deficit.

Floods

Serious floods in Metro Manila in the Philippines after heavy rains.

The monsoon floods in Assam, India worsen. 81 people have now lost their lives with almost 2 million affected.

 

Climate Change

Dozens of streams and springs dry up in the Kullu region in northern India. The flow of major rivers has also dropped dramatically, placing pressure on available drinking water resources. Insufficient and declining snowfalls are being blamed for this phenomenon.

Floods

Floods hit Montreal, Canada after heavy rains. Parts of Metro shut down as streets become rivers.

Floods

100 year floods hit Flint in Genesee County in Machigan, USA.

Drought

Australia is drought free for the first time in a decade. Heavy rains and floods consequent upon the La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific helped banish drought conditions across the continent.

Floods and Drought

Floods in the Dominican Republic lead to the evacuation of at least 11 000 people from their homes.

Drought hit southern England now suffers floods as heavy rainstorms bring much needed relief.

Extra low water levels in the Colorado River in the USA due to drought and exceptionally light snowfall.