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'We got really lucky': Why California escaped another destructive fire season in 2022

Despite months of warnings fueled by extreme heat and drought-desiccated conditions, California's deadly fire season ended with remarkably little area burned, with just 362,403 acres scorched in 2022, compared with more than 2.5 million acres the year before.

Los Angeles Times

A climate reparations insurance scheme

A group of countries led by Germany announced a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield at COP27

Salon

Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns

SALINAS, Calif. — In a decision that sheds harsh light on the state’s commitment to environmental justice amid growing drought anxiety, the California Coastal Commission has granted conditional approval to a controversial Monterey Bay desalination project that even the commission’s own staff said would unfairly burden a historically underserved community.

Los Angeles Times

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How women and girls vulnerable to climate change are fighting back

ActionAid’s photo essay series features women and girls from Bangladesh, Kenya, Somaliland and Senegal who are battling against climate change

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent.

Reuters

Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine

In Chad, one of the continent's poorest countries, rising food and fuel prices — and drought — have left many hungry and unable to afford the limited food that is for sale.

WEKU

‘You’ll rarely find a climate denier in east Africa’

Having spent years in the US, journalist Caroline Kimeu is now seeing the agonising impacts of the climate crisis in Kenya

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Zakhiku: The ancient city in Iraq revealed by severe drought

The ruins of a submerged city on the Tigris River that emerged this year belonged to a little-known empire.

Al Jazeera

As climate warms, a China planner advocates "sponge cities"

China is affected by both extreme floods and water shortages, exacerbated by climate change

The Independent UK

Dumbarton's Aron Lynas ends four year goal drought - and hopes more will follow

The defender scored a stunning third of the afternoon for the Sons in their 4-0 victory against Elgin City on Saturday, his first goal since netting for Brechin City in 2018.

Daily Record

In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

The Independent UK

Emotional Tommy Fleetwood fights back tears after ending three-year winless drought

The Ryder Cup star beat New Zealand’s Ryan Fox by a shot at the Nedbank Golf Challenge

The Independent UK

‘They’re coming back’: huge flows set to restore life to parched end of Murray-Darling system

La Niña rains have caused terrible flooding upriver, but South Australia is anticipating a much-needed ‘reset’ for stressed environmental systems

The Guardian - AU

Climate change and wildlife: 3 studies that reveal the devastating toll on Africa's animals

Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife. Over time, changing rainfall patterns have transformed habitats and forced animals to move. Increasing temperatures are causing mass die-off events during heat waves and making it hard for animals to find food.

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Salon

Climate change ups the pressure on bees

Bees have long faced issues as a result of anthropogenic climate change, but things are getting worse

Reuters

Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth'

In America's dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China's Yangtze river basin, it's bone dry. Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil that produces our food.

The Independent UK

Droughts, floods and storms: The people hit hardest by the climate crisis

As world leaders converge on Sharm el-Sheikh for UN climate conference Cop27, World Food Programme staff highlight some of the countries hit hardest

ABC News

Australia 'experiencing impact of climate change' but policymakers cannot agree on meaning of water security

In Australia, a land of drought and flooding rains, the institutions and government departments responsible for water policy have no common definition of water security.

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WEKU

Timely rains help to dampen woodland fire areas

Much-needed rainfall in eastern Kentucky is carrying a beneficial impact that is two-fold. It’s helping to snuff out woodland and brush fires in the Appalachian region and putting a dent in relieving drought readings.

WEKU

Wildfires continue to burn across Kentucky

Kentucky is under a Red Flag fire warning due to drought conditions fueling wildfires across the commonwealth.

The Conversation

What is a flash drought? An earth scientist explains

Many people are familiar with flash floods – torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there’s also such a thing as a flash drought, and these sudden, extreme dry spells are becoming a big concern for farmers and water utilities.

Los Angeles Times

Legacy of dust: How Owens Valley air pollution increases LA water bills

OLANCHA, Calif. — Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there.

AAP

Lions star Neale sets sights on AFL flag

Brisbane star Lachie Neale has declared the Lions are right in the window to end their AFL premiership drought, saying this group needs to capitalise.

Chronicle Live

Eddie Howe's rousing words Yasir Al-Rumayyan will love after Newcastle owner revealed objective

Newcastle United have not win a trophy since 1969 but Eddie Howe wants to use that drought as inspiration rather than being burdened by it ahead of the Carabao Cup tie against Crystal Palace

The Independent UK

Eddie Howe targets Carabao Cup as Newcastle look to end trophy drought

The Magpies last tasted domestic success in 1955 and host Crystal Palace in the third round

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