Across Somalia, communities are suffering through a deepening hunger crisis, driven from their homes by drought and left waiting for critical humanitarian assistance that has not arrived.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has directed government agencies to prioritize emergency drought response and redirect the majority of their work and resources toward urgent humanitarian action.

Talk of relocating Iran’s capital from Tehran first surfaced last year, as a years-long drought began to alarm not only experts but senior officials. By summer, with the country in the grip of an unprecedented dry spell, the proposal had become a prominent item on the government’s agenda.

Iran has begun dispersing silver over clouds in an effort to trigger rainfall as the country grapples with its most severe drought in half a century.

The problem of freshwater scarcity has reached Türkiye. Until now, Iran was often cited as the primary country in the region suffering from a water deficit. However, Türkiye is now facing serious challenges of its own. Global warming has struck the country as well, and quite severely.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung declared the eastern town of Gangneung, which has been affected by a drought, a national disaster on Saturday, according to the presidential office.

North-western Europe has faced an exceptionally dry spring, coinciding with May 2025 being the second warmest May on record globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Pakistan’s once-vibrant wetlands, which have long served as a refuge for millions of migratory birds escaping Siberia’s harsh winters, are now experiencing a troubling decrease in bird populations.