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Italy: Images shared online make false claims about the country’s heatwave

This summer, Italy is experiencing its worst drought and heatwave in 70 years. Amid the scorching conditions, some people are sharing photos and videos online that they claim are showing the consequences of this extreme weather. In reality, these images that have been circulating since July 28 were taken out…

France 24

Hosepipe bans, water butts and beavers: what can we do to combat drought in Britain?

Parts of UK are preparing for emergency water measures despite country getting more annual rainfall than rest of Europe

The Guardian - UK

Yasir Al-Rumayyan has already found his 'builder' as Newcastle project enters its next phase

Newcastle United have handed Eddie Howe a new long-term contract and the head coach has set his sights on one day ending the club's trophy drought as the owners target long-term success

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Women and children in Somalia undertake dangerous journeys to escape drought and conflict

Thirst and hunger are driving people to make perilous journeys on foot to reach safety, the World Food Programme’s Kirsty McFadden reports

The Independent UK

Welsh Water issues statement about risk of hosepipe bans elsewhere in Wales

A hosepipe ban comes into place in Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire later this month

Wales Online

Brits to swelter in 30C heatwave next week amid hosepipe bans and drought fears

There is 'very little meaningful rain' on the horizon for the parched areas of England still recovering from the UK's new record-high temperature of 40.3C reached on July 19, according to the Met Office

Daily Mirror

Lawrence ends wrestling medal drought

Jayden Lawrence has become the first Australian wrestler to win a Commonwealth Games medal for 12 years - and he did it with a bad injury.

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Britain now facing a shortage in CHIPS after drought fears, warn farmers

Potatoes, onions, carrots and lettuce crops are all suffering from the extended period of dry weather with farmers also planting less for future harvesting of winter vegetables

Daily Mirror

The Leader podcast: Hosepipe bans and UK droughts

After experiencing the driest July since 1935 the first hosepipe ban of 2022 is in place in the UK.

Evening Standard

Appoint a minister for drought – then it will rain

Brief letters: Remembering Denis Howell | Tory Groucho Marxists | Golden bedding anniversaries | To Bangkok by train | Procrastination plans

The Guardian - UK

UK rivers on ‘red alert’ as water firms face call for more hosepipe bans

Campaigners say ‘our rivers are dying’ after driest July in England for more than 100 years

The Guardian - UK

UK drought: are farmers facing the crop failures of 1976 all over again?

July 2022 was the driest July in England since 1935. Combined with record breaking temperatures, we are hearing talk of a drought comparable to the great drought of 1976, with fears of disruptions to public water supply and poor crop yields, especially for fruit and vegetables. But not all droughts…

The Conversation

Five easy ways to use less water at home – and not just in a drought

With so much of the world suffering from drought, you might think your ability to help is minimal. But when you consider the average person in the UK uses around 142 litres of water a day, it’s easy to see how small changes to your routine can add up.

The Conversation

River Thames now five miles shorter as source dries up due to drought

Thames Water have warned of hosepipe bans, with other water providers already putting bans into effect

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California's Drought Is an Infrastructure Problem

California should build infrastructure, not shame water users.

The Independent UK

France's going through its most severe drought ever, PM says

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has warned that France is facing the “most severe drought” ever recorded in the country and announced the activation of a government crisis unit

Daily Mirror

River Thames source completely dries up 'for first time' as parts of UK hit by drought

Pictures from the mouth of the spot in the Cotswold reveal the exposed river bed once filled with water, as Thames Water announces its desalination plant is out of service

Al Jazeera

‘Historic’ drought prompts French government into action

‘Crisis’ task force activated in France, as prolonged UK dry spell causes ‘alarming’ prognosis for British farmers.

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The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: regions across world still reeling from an extreme July

From US floods to drought in France, communities around globe are still feeling effects of July’s extreme weather

Radio France Internationale

French PM Borne activates inter-ministerial crisis unit in face of 'historic' drought

Faced with an "exceptional drought" and a "historic situation that many territories are going through," France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has decided to activate an inter-ministerial crisis uniit.

The Independent UK

Dems consider changes to economic bill, weekend votes ahead

Democrats are considering reshaping their economic bill's proposed taxes on the wealthy and huge corporations, and possibly adding billions for the West’s historic drought

The Guardian - UK

Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought

Head of the Thames is now more than 5 miles downstream as forecasters warn of further high temperatures to come

Daily Mirror

Horrifying drought map shows UK areas at risk of hosepipe ban as dry weather continues

Farmers fear for their crops, millions face water restrictions and parks have been baked yellow as the record- breaking hot dry spell continues to fry the country

The Guardian - UK

Emergency water plant in London unusable despite drought risk

Thames Water’s £250m desalination facility out of action amid supply capacity doubts

Wales Online

Millions of homes look set to see hosepipe bans within weeks

The Environment Agency says the country will be in drought this month if dry conditions continue

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