In a good year, California produces more honey than any other state. But the Golden State hasn't seen a good year in almost four years. In that time, a drought has parched natural forage lands—and the wild flowers that provide honeybees with nectar. To source

In many parts of India, including in New Delhi and Mumbai, monsoon rains have picked up in recent weeks, bringing much-needed relief. But much of north, west and south India still have gotten only a fraction of the rain they normally receive, as I reported recently. To source

Top officials with the UN weather agency say there's an urgent need for nations to adopt drought-management policies as farmers from Africa to India struggle with lack of rainfall and the United States endures the worst drought it has experienced in decades. To source

Heavily-populated regions of Asia, the arid Middle East and parts of the US corn belt are dangerously over-exploiting their underground water supplies, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. To source