Current Droughts In The World 2025. By 2050, drought could affect more than 75 percent of the world’s population, 4.8 to 5.7 billion people could live in areas with water shortages for at least one month a year and. Beneficial precipitation fell across some of the world's drought areas during september 2023, but dry and hot conditions dominated the continents.
Beneficial precipitation fell across some of the world’s drought areas during september 2023, but dry and hot conditions dominated the continents. This was especially the case in africa and south america, which.