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The Latest Breaking News from Drought

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.

ABC News

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

Wales Online

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

Evening Standard

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Axios

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.

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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 - UK

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

The Guardian - US

How to garden through climate change

British gardener Sally Morgan explains how diversity is the key to managing your garden through extreme weather

Salon

Health: Climate change is affecting drinking water quality, says study

Heat waves, drought, floods, forest fires - the consequences of climate change are increasing and are changing our environment. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Thirsty for Good Stocks? Look to Water Scarcity.

These are dry times. Droughts are becoming more common and are lasting longer. In the Western United States, for example, the demand for freshwater is outpacing supply, leading states like California to introduce stricter water controls. How dry is the West? A recent study shows the region is suffering the…

Benzinga

African Nations Seek Funds as Cost of Climate Change Rises

From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it. Africa's islands and coastal states — and the 116 million people that…

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The Independent UK

African nations seek funds as cost of climate change rises

From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it

The Conversation

How Europe’s drought is making Britain's energy crisis worse

Along the River Elbe, in Germany and the Czech Republic, is a series of rocks that are submerged in all but the lowest water conditions. The locals call them “hunger stones” because they are warnings: if the stone is visible, then famine will follow. Carvings on the stones record droughts…

The Independent UK

Spotty fall colors likely in New England amid drought

This summer’s drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color in the leaf-peeping haven of New England

The Hindu

California: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods

Californians sweated it out amid a record-breaking heat wave entering its 10th day Friday that has helped fuel deadly wildfires and pushed energy supplies to the brink of daily power outages

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The Independent UK

California: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods

The record-breaking heat that has pushed California's electrical grid to the breaking point for more than a week is almost over but it's a sign of things to come

Wales Online

Drought declared across Wales after months of dry weather

North east Wales has been changed from prolonged dry weather status to drought

The Conversation

Climate change: colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past to protect against future events

The current climate crisis raises many questions. Some are forward-looking: how can this be fixed? Some look to the recent past: how did we get here? And some reach further back into history: are today’s extreme heat waves, catastrophic droughts and floods all due to climate change? Was climate and…

The Guardian - UK

Drought declared across whole of Wales despite recent flooding

Country-wide drought is first for 16 years, after third-driest six months since records began

Wales Online

Father 'lucky to be alive' after 35ft fall now can't work amid cost of living crisis

Tree surgeon Grant Clark, 35, spent three weeks in hospital after a terrifying fall and now requires full-time care from his wife

ABC News

Storms, early spring rain delight outback residents still recovering from drought

After the wettest winter in six years, outback locals delight in a rainy start to spring, helping the country still recovering from drought.

The Guardian - UK

Falling leaves in August: has autumn come early?

UK’s drought has caused leaves to turn brown – but this is a defensive reaction by trees to conserve water

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