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Droughts, heat and fire: the future of wine in the climate crisis

Across the planet, growers are having to adjust to extreme conditions in a warming world

The Guardian - UK

Iraq's Mighty River Drying Up

It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilization itself. But today the Tigris is dying. Human activity and climate change have choked its once mighty flow through Iraq, where -- with its twin river the Euphrates --…

Asharq Al-Awsat

1,000-year-old stalagmites from a cave in India show the monsoon isn’t so reliable – their rings reveal a history of long, deadly droughts

In a remote cave in northeast India, rainwater has slowly dripped from the ceiling in the same spots for over 1,000 years. With each drop, minerals in the water accumulate on the floor below, slowly growing into calcium carbonate towers known as stalagmites.

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Why the drought isn’t over even though it's raining again

Brown and yellow fields and parks have been replaced by a more familiar and reassuring cool, lush green

Wales Online

Old tree tells stories from the deep past

The tree rings can tell the history of Hunter Wetland flows and the regional rainfall.

Newcastle Herald

Droughts endanger cranberry harvest

Another year of erratic weather means cranberry farmers are facing slim margins and tough decisions.

Salon

Tunisian ‘Hanging Garden’ Farms Cling on Despite Drought

High in the hills of northwestern Tunisia, farmers are tending thousands of fig trees with a unique system of terracing they hope will protect them from ever-harsher droughts. But the "hanging gardens" of Djebba El Olia have been put to the test this year as the North African country sweltered…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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‘I’m glad it finally went in’: Son Heung-min relieved to end goal drought

Son started on the bench for a Premier League match when fully fit for the first time since July 2020

The Independent UK

Son Heung-min hits hat-trick off the bench as Tottenham thrash Leicester

Tottenham 6-2 Leicester: Son scored in the 73rd, 84th and 86th-minute to end his eight-game goal drought in style

The Independent UK

Tottenham 6-2 Leicester: Heung-min Son nets sensational hat-trick off bench to end drought for unbeaten Spurs

Heung-min Son came off the bench to net a sensational hat-trick and end his goal drought in style as Tottenham beat Leicester 6-2 in north London.

Evening Standard

Son ends Tottenham drought with hat-trick off the bench in Leicester win - 6 talking points

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6-2 LEICESTER CITY: Antonio Conte's men came from behind to claim all three points from a pulsating Premier League clash, with the Foxes rooted to the foot of the table

Daily Mirror

LA conserving water at record levels, but it's not enough as drought worsens

During a summer of soaring heat, shrinking supplies and mandatory drought restrictions, Los Angeles residents conserved water at an impressive pace in August, with that month's usage dropping below a record low set during the previous drought.

Los Angeles Times

Antonio Conte sends clear message about "angry" Son Heung-min amid Tottenham goal drought

Son Heung-min was the Premier League's joint top scorer last season, but has failed to find the net thus far this term after another blank in the Champions League in midweek

Daily Mirror

Pakistan reels from floods: ‘We thought we’d die of hunger. Now we fear death from water’

After record temperatures and drought, swaths of the country lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part in

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Antonio Conte says Son Heung-min is ‘never a problem’ despite anger at goal drought

The Italian has confirmed he will rotate his players for Saturday’s visit of struggling Leicester

Zenger

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Conversation

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…

Newcastle Herald

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

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

ABC News

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Reuters

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.

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