Global Drought Conditions

“California’s historic drought appears to be matched by severe dry spells on three other continents. Brazil, North Korea and South Africa are bearing the brunt of much lower-than-average precipitation, wreaking havoc on millions of peoples’ lives and livelihoods” (USA Today, July 27, 2015).

In North Korea, “The country said it is undergoing its worst drought in a century, and the U.N. is warning of mass starvation since many of the areas affected by the dry conditions produce staple food crops” (ibid.). In South Africa, a major corn (maize) exporter, the drought is expected to cause “significant food supply shortages in coming months” both inside and outside the nation (ibid.). Along with drought, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts more extreme precipitation (“both more and less”) into the future (ibid.).

Bible prophecies have long warned that due to disobedience to His laws (physically and spiritually), God will cause it to “rain on one city” and not another—implying drought and flooding will be signs of the end of the age (Amos 4:7). Although this prophecy is to the Israelite-descended nations, this type of extreme weather is happening globally. It is sobering to see modern forecasts that are consistent with Bible prophecy. For more information on end-time weather events, watch “God Controls the Weather.”