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Western Rainfall To Bring Drought Relief, Increase Flood Risk

After days of scorching, record-shattering heat in the western United States (US), cooler air has filtered in along with daily showers and thunderstorms across the region.

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Record-breaking Texas drought results in over $2 billion in losses to cotton crop

Cotton farmer Brian Adamek figures he’ll lose about $750 an acre on his 2,000-acre South Texas farm this year because of a summerlong drought that has plagued Texas.

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Why the drought isn't over even though it's rained all week

Only a few days into autumn, and the UK has experienced some truly autumnal weather. Heavy bands of rain and thunderstorms have swept over parts of Britain, particularly in southern England, that up until a few weeks ago were looking dry and parched. The brown and yellow fields and parks…

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Flaming Gorge falls as drought felt higher up Colorado River

A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line is beginning to feel the effects of the two-decade megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S. Until now, Flaming Gorge Reservoir hasn't seen anything like the low water that has drastically shrunk Lake Mead near Las Vegas and Lake Powell in Arizona and…

The Independent UK

Can Killarney Vale end their premiership drought in Black Diamond Cup AFL on Saturday?

Terrigal-Avoca are playing in their 10th straight title decider.

Newcastle Herald

New UNICEF Ambassador Seeks to Give Louder Voice to Climate Change Victims

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate recently traveled to the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa to hear from children suffering from starvation. The next day she learned that one of the boys she met had died. It is for such children, whose lives have been shattered by the global climate crisis, that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gardeners happy to swap drought for rainy season as Toowoomba celebrates Carnival of Flowers

Australia's garden city is in full bloom after an unusually cold and wet winter, and gardeners say dealing with La Niña is much more preferable to the drought years.

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Erik ten Hag addresses Cristiano Ronaldo's future after Man Utd goal drought ends

Cristiano Ronaldo was on the scoresheet for Manchester United for the first time this season against Sheriff and Red Devils head coach Erik ten Hag has given his verdict on the Portuguese finally finding the net

Daily Mirror

3 things Cristiano Ronaldo got right and 3 mistakes he made as he breaks Man Utd drought

Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a second start in a row for the first time this season by Erik ten Hag as Manchester United travelled to Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League

Daily Mirror

Argentina corn planting stalled as 'great drought' fears rise

Argentina's main farming zones are facing the driest conditions in around 30 years, agricultural and weather experts said, raising fears about a new "great drought" and stalling planting of corn in the world's No. 3 exporter of the grain.

Reuters

Music of monsoon gives way to lurking fear

Changing climate appears to be moving the State towards excessive rain and droughts

The Hindu

Somali Envoy Calls for More UN Aid for Country on Brink of Famine

Somalia's special envoy to the UN sought Wednesday to draw attention to the gravity of the crisis in his destitute country in order to mobilize more aid. Millions of people are at risk of starvation across the Horn of Africa, which is in the grip of the worst drought in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Drought, record heat and blackouts test China's faith in renewable energy

TAIPEI, Taiwan — With 80% of its electricity coming from hydropower, the province of Sichuan in southern China has been lauded as a model for a clean energy future in the nation most crucial to the worldwide fight against climate change.

Los Angeles Times

Koreans Concerned about Son’s Drought Ahead of World Cup

Son Heung-min’s goal drought this season has extended to eight games for Tottenham, heightening worries back in Seoul over the form of the South Korean star just months out from the World Cup. Son won the Premier League’s 2021-22 Golden Boot, the prize given to the leading scorer in England’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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This map can tell you when fall foliage is peaking in 2022

Aspen, maple and other trees are about to turn vivid shades of gold, orange and crimson — but when? It depends on a range of factors, from drought to local temperatures.

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Third La Niña brings hope for a wet summer in outback Queensland

West of the Great Dividing Range, news of a third La Niña has been welcomed after a wet winter drenched large drought-declared areas.

Wales Online

Washing cars could be banned as England continues to suffer from drought

Water companies are reportedly considering a ban on non-essential use of water later this month

Evening Standard

Further water bans ‘being considered across England as supplies continue to run low’

A ban on non-essential water use could be imposed this month, leaked documents reveal

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Water firms consider bans on filling public pools and car washing to fight drought

Exclusive: Leaked documents reveal water firms are considering drastic measures to combat drought

Axios

The energy crisis has revived the coal market

The Ukraine war and a global drought are driving an unexpected surge.

Axios

In photos: A summer of drought and fire

Wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat waves have been raging.

Al Jazeera

Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across western US

Massive Oregon blaze threatens more than 2,000 homes as drought, extreme heat spark fires across western United States.

The Guardian - UK

Fears drought and high gas prices could cause UK food shortages this winter

Experts warn of reduced yields for some crops, with low rainfall continuing into the sowing period

The Guardian - US

Megadrought in the American south-west: a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years

As heat, fires and water wars become the norm, the Guardian explores the fallout of prolonged drought in a multi-part series

The Guardian - US

‘Water is our most precious resource’: alfalfa farmers asked to give up crop amid megadrought in US south-west

Agriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts

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