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Amid drought, Idaho water wars threaten to restart as negotiators seek compromise

BOISE, Idaho — Behind closed doors, furious negotiations are taking place to keep the peace between canal irrigators in the Magic Valley and groundwater irrigators in Eastern Idaho as the drought that has gripped the West rears its head in the Gem State.

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UN weather agency predicts rare 'triple-dip' La Nina in 2022

The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide

The Independent UK

Silver lining: Northeast drought benefits some businesses

There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region

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'Big cat' sighting by UK dogwalker next to a stream could be linked to drought

Big cats - an animal which is bigger than a large dog and similar in appearance to a puma or panther - have been venturing further since Covid lockdowns, said a wildlife expert

Daily Mirror

UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022

La Nina’s cooling effect on the planet did not stop 2021 from being one of the seven hottest years on record.

Al Jazeera

UK faces pumpkin shortage at Halloween after summer of heatwaves

Harvest could be reduced by around a third following scorching summer

The Independent UK

Texas’ cotton industry is facing its worst harvest in years — costing the state more than $2 billion

Cotton is Texas’ largest crop, and industry experts say they expect just half the normal annual yield — which will drive up costs for consumers.

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‘We need your help’: Bishops plead with UK to aid drought-ravaged Horn of Africa

Open letter from 44 Anglican leaders contrasts ‘generous’ British response to Ukraine with ‘dire need’ still unmet in their countries

The Guardian - UK

A climate scientist on the planet's simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought

Extreme floods are devastating Pakistan, caused by a combination of heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers. While Pakistan is no stranger to deadly floods, this event is especially shocking with more than 1,100 people dead so far and many millions more affected.

The Conversation

Summer will stretch into the autumn in England in next decade, predicts Met Office

England set for warmer and drier autumns in coming years, Met Office

Evening Standard

‘It’s getting extremely hard’: climate crisis forces China to ration electricity

Forest fires, droughts and heatwaves across the country is forcing provinces to reduce power consumption

The Guardian - UK

1st Ukraine grain ship for Horn of Africa reaches Djibouti

The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti as areas of East Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and conflict

The Independent UK

Danube drought reveals parts of hidden WWII history

The worst drought in Europe in decades has not only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of World War II history that had almost been forgotten

The Independent UK

1st Ukraine Grain Ship for Horn of Africa Reaches Djibouti

The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in East Africa affected by drought and conflict has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti. Food security experts call it a drop in the bucket for the vast needs in the worst-hit Horn countries of Somalia, Kenya and…

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Roman village rises from river in drought-hit Spain 2,000 years after being submerged

Experts believe the structure could be an ancient Roman military camp complete with a hospital as the above-average temperatures drain the Lima River in Galicia, north west Spain

Wales Online

UK drought expands to the majority of England

Extremely hot dry conditions have hit crops, fuelled wildfires and led to a large increase in demand for water

Bristol Post

Drought confirmed in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and rest of South West

It follows five consecutive months of below-average rainfall

The Guardian - UK

All of south-west of England in drought, says Environment Agency

Announcement means 11 of agency’s 14 areas in England now in drought status after record dry spell

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Kenyan farmers endure painful drought as millions face starvation

Water is at a premium in Kenya, where four million people are facing starvation as severe drought brings life to a standstill. The government has declared an emergency in four counties, including Tana River on the south coast, but locals there have seen government aid dry up as well.

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100 Scientists Have Penned A Letter To Anthony Albanese To Get His Environmental Shit In Order

"From megafires to ocean heatwaves and acidification, extensive coral bleaching, drought and extreme rainfall and flooding events, we are now seeing and suffering through the scientifically predicted impacts of climate change across the country."

Glasgow Live

Spain holidaymakers issued warning following extreme heatwave and drought

Spain has faced extreme weather as weeks of hot temperatures have sparked wildfires across the country - now holidaymakers have been warned over what to expect in the coming months.

Reuters

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Dried-out farms from China to Iowa will pressure food prices

Drought is shrinking crops from the U.S. Farm Belt to China’s Yangtze River basin, ratcheting up fears of global hunger and weighing on the outlook for inflation.

The Conversation

'Matter of national destiny': China’s energy crisis sees the world’s top emitter investing in more coal

Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis.

The Independent UK

China's drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated to safer areas as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that for most of the summer was devastated by heat and drought

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