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Climate whiplash: Southwest swings from drought to flood

Nearly two entire states are under flood watches Friday, with more watches expected Saturday.

Axios

China's farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on

As the tinder-dry countryside along China's Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the last severe drought to hit his crops more than 60 years ago.

Reuters

Low water levels on Danube reveal sunken WW2 German warships

Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.

Reuters

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'Spanish Stonehenge' emerges from drought-hit dam

A brutal summer has caused havoc for many in rural Spain, but one unexpected side-effect of the country's worst drought in decades has delighted archaeologists - the emergence of a prehistoric stone circle in a dam whose waterline has receded.

Reuters

China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops

An estimated 66 rivers across 34 counties in southwestern region of Chongqing have dried up, China state media reports.

Al Jazeera

Wetter weather is coming this weekend. But it won’t be enough to end Texas’ drought.

Rain is in the forecast across much of the state. But it won’t be enough to reverse the drought that has gripped Texas since last fall.

The Texas Tribune

Texas is facing its worst drought since 2011. Here’s what you need to know.

The drought will likely continue into the fall and winter.

The Texas Tribune

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Hunger stones, wrecks and bones: Europe’s drought brings past to surface

Receding rivers and lakes have exposed ghost villages, a Nazi vehicle and a Roman fort

The Guardian - UK

The Yangtze River is shrinking as drought disrupts the world's No. 2 economy

The disruption adds to challenges for the ruling Communist Party, which is trying to shore up sagging economic growth.

WEKU

Lake Garda drops to lowest water levels in 15 years as Italy suffers historic drought

Lake Garda’s water levels have dropped to the lowest recorded in 15 years after scorching temperatures in Italy.

Evening Standard

Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry

Ships are creeping down the middle of the Yangtze after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width

The Independent UK

‘Spanish Stonehenge’ emerges from drought-hit dam

The site has only been visible four times since the area was flooded in a Franco-era reservoir project

The Independent UK

Why are some areas of the UK in drought? A visual guide

Despite the arrival of heavy rain, nine UK regions remain drought zones. But what is a drought and why is it happening?

The Guardian - UK

Drought officially declared in Wales as heatwave and low rainfall cause 'huge strain'

Natural Resources Wales said the threshold to trigger drought status in south-west Wales was met on Friday as a hosepipe was introduced in some areas of the country

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The Independent UK

Drought declared in part of Wales over plummeting water levels as hosepipe ban begins

Announcement comes as hosepipe ban begins in parts of country

Wales Online

What is a drought and why has one been declared in Wales?

The prolonged heatwave has seriously affected the environment, particularly rivers and reservoirs

The Guardian - UK

No watering required: a drought-resistant garden for a changing climate

Mulch, grasses, gravel … The West Sussex garden created to cope with hotter, drier summers and mild, soggy winters

The Independent UK

Drought declared in part of Wales after heatwave and low rainfall

Natural Resources Wales said the threshold to trigger drought status in south-west Wales was met on Friday.

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Wales Online

Drought declared for large parts of Wales

A hosepipe ban has also been issued for 60,000 households in one area of the country

Reuters

China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave

China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin.

Reuters

Violent storm kills six on Corsica as island raises new alert

A violent and unexpected storm battered the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday, killing at least six people including a teenage girl, and meteorologists predicted more bad weather to come.

France 24

How France’s wine industry is adapting to climate change

France’s vineyards have had a difficult year thanks to the effects of climate change – with late frosts, hailstorms, repeated heatwaves and a historic drought. The industry is trying to adapt to this onerous new reality through a variety of techniques, from bringing back forgotten grape varieties to moving their…

Wales Online

Get used to wonky veg after summer drought hits crops, supermarket shoppers told

'Even though some veg may be smaller and wonkier, they will still be fine to eat'

Reuters

Yangtze tributary runs dry as China faces another month of drought

Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed on Thursday amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month.

Reuters

France's river Loire sets new lows as drought dries up its tributaries

France's river Loire, famous for the hundreds of castles gracing its shores, is a shallow river at the best of times, but this year even its flat-bottom tourist barges can barely navigate waters greatly reduced by a record drought.

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