drought

The global food supply faces a new threat: climate change. Extreme weather like the massive floods that hit the Midwest during planting season and the…

Farmers impacted by the drought in Missouri have more options for help from the state. Much of southwest Missouri is still considered to be in severe to...

Local livestock producers hit by this year's drought may be eligible for grants to help plant cover crops for feed.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's…

Climate change is already having big effects on southern Asia.Deadly heat waves like one that killed 3,500 people in India and Pakistan in 2015 are…

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Missouri Says Reporter Doesn't Have Right to See ExecutionsAuthorities Investigating Berkeley…

A nonprofit says drought and population growth may put a strain on water sources in southwest Missouri.The Joplin Globe reports that Tri-State Water…

An environmental sustainability group assessed how 37 U.S. food companies are responding to escalating water risks. It found most have a long way to go to improve water efficiency and other practices.

Near Las Vegas, levels in the nation's largest reservoir have dropped 140 feet since 2000. Water deliveries to Nevada, Arizona and California may soon be rationed — and farmers would feel it first.

What's a fair way to divide up California's scarce water? The current system relies heavily on history: Some farmers will get water, others won't, based simply on when their land was first irrigated.

More than 67 percent of California is experiencing "extreme drought" or worse. At Southern California's Lake Perris, dry conditions have revealed tractor tires and sunken boats, unseen for decades.