Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/drought/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:31:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Drought https://news.mongabay.com/list/drought/ 32 32 Drought is deepening a health crisis among Peru’s recently contacted Indigenous Matsés https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/#respond 02 Sep 2026 15:50:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328366 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328366 World must look to the past to prepare for likely unprecedented El Niño 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satellites offer hope for Amazon and other biomes, but local barriers remain https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/new-fire-satellites-offer-hope-for-amazon-and-other-biomes-but-local-barriers-remain/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/new-fire-satellites-offer-hope-for-amazon-and-other-biomes-but-local-barriers-remain/#respond 30 Jul 2026 07:44:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324873 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/new-fire-satellites-offer-hope-for-amazon-and-other-biomes-but-local-barriers-remain/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324873 In Michoacán, Mexico, drying soil threatens water supplies and avocados, says study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/in-michoacan-mexico-drying-soil-threatens-water-supplies-and-avocados-says-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/in-michoacan-mexico-drying-soil-threatens-water-supplies-and-avocados-says-study/#respond 23 Jul 2026 21:28:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324409 Mongabay]]> 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