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The Latest Breaking News from Drought

‘The US dammed us up’: how drought is threatening Navajo ties to ancestral lands

As climate crisis chokes Arizona, tribal regions often lack natural resources and are most vulnerable to the impacts of drought

The Guardian - US

Mississippi barge backup stalls millions of tons of cargo

Prolonged drought is jeopardizing waterborne trade along the Mississippi River, a basin that produces 92% of the nation’s agricultural exports.

Tribune News Service

Prolonged drought brings famine, death and fear to Somalia

Somalis say the current drought is worse than any they can remember, with thousands of people dying and a rare famine declaration possible as soon as this month.

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Rudan spearheads latest Wanderers reboot

Western Sydney Wanderers begin a new A-League Men's campaign on Sunday, aiming to end a longstanding finals drought.

AAP

Big Game Hunting: Illini take on Iowa with a shot at a Top 25 breakthrough in the balance

Illinois hasn’t appeared in the rankings since since 2011, the longest drought in college football.

Chicago Sun-Times

Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer

Drought and extreme heat have severely damaged much of the cotton harvest in the U.S., which produces roughly 35% of the world’s crop

The Independent UK

Matt Calkins: End of Mariners' playoff drought never in doubt for always-positive Rick Rizzs

SEATTLE — On a scale of 1 to Rick Rizzs, how much joy did you feel Friday when Cal Raleigh clinched a playoff berth for the Mariners?

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From drought babies to rain babies, families in western Queensland welcome drenching

In a change from dry conditions, families whose babies were born during the drought are now welcoming "rain babies" born in the record-breaking wet.

ABC News

EPA will center climate change response in Texas on sea level rise, floods, drought and severe storms

The federal agency plans to increase efforts to help states adapt to the effects of climate change most damaging to each region.

The Texas Tribune

Thursday briefing: How food prices and the climate crisis brought famine to Somalia once more

In today’s newsletter: One million people have already been displaced by the country’s second famine in just over ten years. This is how Somalia found itself in a dire situation once again

The Guardian - UK

Climate change fingerprints found all over this summer's scorching droughts

Global warming made drought conditions that gripped much of the Northern Hemisphere 20 times more likely, study finds.

Axios

Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely

Widespread drought that dried up large parts of Europe, the United States and China this past summer was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study

The Independent UK

Climate crisis made summer drought 20 times more likely, scientists find

Record northern hemisphere drought in 2022 hit crops and power stations, worsening food and energy crises

The Guardian - UK

Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires. We’ve found their traces in Australia’s past, and expect more to come

Most Australians have known drought in their lifetimes, and have memories of cracked earth and empty streams, paddocks of dust and stories of city reservoirs with only a few weeks’ storage. But our new research finds over the last 1,000 years, Australia has suffered longer, larger and more severe droughts…

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The Guardian - US

Thousands of salmon found dead as Canada drought dries out river

A lack of rain on the western coasts saw 65,000 dead salmon wash up on the creek

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump asks supreme court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute

Appellate court ruling prevented special master from examining 100 files seized from Mar-a-Lago. Plus, a record-breaking pumpkin

The Independent UK

'So many children dying': Somalia drought brings famine near

Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember

The Guardian - US

California’s three-year drought continues with no relief in sight

Despite some rainfall, state is still suffering from an extreme water shortage driven by the climate crisis – and La Niña may worsen it

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Los Angeles Times

The biggest victim of the great California water crisis isn't cities or farmers

LOS ANGELES — As California fast approaches what is likely to be a fourth year of punishing drought, residents are being asked to cut their water use to historic lows. But while city dwellers are rising to the occasion — including record reductions in Los Angeles in August — urban…

Reuters

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Kenya has lifted a ban on genetically modified crops in response the worst drought to affect the East African region in 40 years, with authorities hoping it will improve crop yields and food security.

The Independent UK

California wells run dry as drought depletes groundwater

As California’s drought deepens, more rural communities are running out of water

Los Angeles Times

California suffering through driest 3 years ever recorded, with no relief in sight

LOS ANGELES — California's drought has become the state's driest three-year period on record, surpassing that of 2013-15 — and a fourth dry year is looking increasingly likely, officials said Monday.

The Independent UK

Nebraska Sandhills wildfire razes camp, prompts evacuation

A wildfire raging in drought-stricken west-central Nebraska has destroyed much of a youth campsite and led officials to evacuate a nearby village

The Independent UK

California braces for dry winter as Western drought drags on

California's dry streak is unlikely to break this winter

Chicago Sun-Times

Alabama returns to No. 1 in AP College Football Poll

With Kansas’ return to the Top 25, Illinois now has the longest ranking drought.

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