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Gabriel Jesus can be Arsenal’s Roberto Firmino as goal drought continues but supporting cast must step up

Mikel Arteta could hardly have asked for much more from Arsenal's emphatic victory over Nottingham Forest.

Evening Standard

Donncha O’Callaghan ‘shaken to the core’ by scenes in Somalia

The former Ireland rugby international star has said he was "shaken to the core" by scenes he witnessed

Belfast Live

Texas’ plan to provide water for a growing population virtually ignores climate change

Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet.

The Texas Tribune

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Iraqi Wells Threaten Race to the Bottom

Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are forcing it to dig ever deeper for a more precious resource: water. Iraq is one of the world's five countries most impacted by key effects of the climate crisis, according the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Slow start continues for Avalanche in blown 3-0 lead to New York Islanders

ELMONT, N.Y. — Just when one problem seemed to be solved for the Colorado Avalanche, the headache multiplied instead.

The Denver Post

The drying of the American West

The Western water crisis may be a wake-up call for the intensive dairy system

Salon

Seemingly never-ending flood has been drowning farms across NSW for years

Three years of unrelenting rain for inland New South Wales has some farmers wishing the water away, despite coming off the back of drought.

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Somalia is on the brink of famine, with children dying of malnutrition and hundreds of thousands of families displaced

Across Somalia, the worst drought in half a century is wiping out livestock and decimating crops, with families leaving their homes in desperate search of food for their starving children. Warning: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

ABC News

Shelbourne thrash Drogheda United to end long win drought

Their biggest victory of the season in their final home match of the campaign was just the tonic for Damien Duff’s FAI Cup finalists

Irish Mirror

Drought-stricken Mississippi River creates woes across US region

Near-record low water levels on US river are affecting key commercial activities, such as shipping and farming.

Al Jazeera

Storm To Bring Needed Rainfall To Areas From Texas To Alabama

A storm that was tracking across the northwestern United States on Wednesday is poised to dip southeastward into the south-central

Zenger

New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River

The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a set of guidelines for operating two major dams on the Colorado River

The Independent UK

Halloween pumpkins smaller this year 'because of record-breaking summer heatwave'

Farmer Neil Cairns, of vegetable growers Barfoots, in Botley, West Sussex, said the summer drought and scorching temperatures reaching 40C means pumpkins are not as big this Halloween as usual

Daily Mirror

Drought snarls Mississippi River transit in blow to farmers

Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows

The Independent UK

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The Denver Post

Don’t expect Colorado to have a good snow year. Here’s why

Colorado can expect a warmer and drier winter, putting the state at greater risk of wildfire and lessening the chance of rebounding from the ongoing megadrought plaguing the West, climate scientists say.

The Guardian - US

Sixth set of human remains found in vanishing Lake Mead

A second world war-era boat, half emerged B-29 plane and five other bodies have so far been found in the receding waters

Tribune News Service

California tree carnage: A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Admirers of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are familiar with the swaths of blackened trees flanking its sprawling green forest ranges. A new University of California, Berkeley study quantifies that devastation, finding nearly a third of southern Sierra conifer forests have died in the last decade.

Wales Online

Parts of Wales moves into drought recovery but NRW warns we 'aren't out of the woods yet'

Six areas are being moved to 'recovery'

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The Conversation

Droughts don't need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.

Daily Mirror

Thierry Henry delivers blunt truth on Gabriel Jesus amid Arsenal goalscoring drought

Thierry Henry has admitted that Gabriel Jesus is not prolific enough to bag 25-30 goals a season in the wake of the Arsenal star's five-match goalscoring drought

Chicago Sun-Times

Patrick Kane hopes goal sparks streak, but Blackhawks’ balanced offense isn’t a problem

Even after breaking his goal drought Tuesday, Kane has recorded points on just 25% of the Hawks’ goals so far this season — a healthy indicator of a more diversified offense.

The Guardian - UK

‘When we plant, they come’: thirsty elephants pose new problem for drought-hit Kenyan farmers

People in Taita-Taveta county have had to find ingenious ways of keeping wildlife at bay as competition for resources increases

WEKU

Experts: Low Ohio, Mississippi river levels a cause for concern

The Conversation

Kenya has lifted its ban on genetically modified crops: the risks and opportunities

Kenya recently lifted a ban on the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops amid the worst drought in 40 years and soaring food prices. This includes white maize, the country’s main staple. The decision was welcomed by scientists who see GM crops as the answer for food security. But…

Salon

Drought is complicating urban forestry

As water resources dwindle, Western communities are investing in new ways to ensure young trees survive.

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