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Italy's salty Po Delta hurting agriculture, fisheries

Drought and unusually hot weather have raised the salt levels in Italy’s largest delta, where the mighty Po River feeds into the Adriatic Sea south of Venice

The Independent UK

Water restrictions in force across France as drought threatens crop production

Drought and a succession of three heat waves since June – attributed by scientific consensus to climate change - have severely reduced river flows across France, multiplying water restriction measures, directly affecting agricultural production.

Radio France Internationale

In northern Kenya, drought may keep some herders from voting

In Kenya's northern Samburu County, severe drought has forced herders to migrate hundreds of kilometres in search of pasture and water, meaning some may have to skip voting in elections set for Aug. 9.

Reuters

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The Mediterranean as We Know It Is Vanishing

From Saint-Tropez to Amalfi, the region’s most attractive tourist destinations are also its most vulnerable.

Foreign Policy

Spain holiday warning to British holidaymakers as strict new beach rule is imposed

From today, Monday August 1, beach showers will be shut in three municipalities - Rincon de la Victoria, Velez-Malaga and Algarrobo - as a result of the major drought in Spain

Edinburgh Live

I was banned from playing football—so last night I cried tears of joy

The final whistle blew, the nation started singing Sweet Caroline and then here in Kent the heavens opened. The drought is over. OK, the water companies might not agree but let’s just bask in the poetry for a second while someone is off hunting for the key to the football…

Evening Standard

After floods will come droughts (again). Better indicators will help us respond

Since late 2020, the La Niña climate pattern has led to two years of above-average rainfall across much of Australia, and severe floods in parts of the country.

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Act now on water or face emergency queues on the streets, UK warned

Hosepipe ban and compulsory water metering needed, say advisers, as nation braces for drought

The Guardian - UK

Massachusetts is wicked dry: Severe drought sparking water bans, record low rivers, farming impacts

BOSTON — Lawns, crops and rivers across the Bay State are all super thirsty this summer as drought conditions continue to worsen with no end in sight.

Boston Herald

Boeing gets FAA clearance to restart 787 Dreamliner delivery

Boeing Co. received preliminary U.S. regulatory clearance to restart deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, paving the way for the end to a drought that drained cash and dented the planemaker’s reputation for quality.

Tribune News Service

Evacuations ordered in northern California after new wildfire breaks out

McKinney fire has grown to 18,000 acres in less than 12 hours and has zero containment amid searing heat, drought and lightning

The Guardian - US

Luis Castillo Trade Shows Mariners Eyeing More Than Just the Playoff Drought

Seattle's newest upgrade to its pitching rotation will take the team farther into October than just ending its 20-year playoff drought this season.

Sports Illustrated

Brits could face fine of up to £1,000 for using hosepipe as ban begins

This month so far has been England's driest July since 1911 with the scorching temperatures leading to widespread wildfires, droughts and an increased demand for water

Daily Mirror

Wales' drought risk: The key factors that could decide whether bans are brought in

The lack of rain in Pembrokeshire is being monitored very closely by Welsh Water and customers there are being urged to use less water

Wales Online

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Reuters

Mexico declares drought in northern state of Nuevo Leon matter of 'national security'

Mexico declared the water shortage in the northern state of Nuevo Leon a matter of "national security" on Friday as the region, home to Mexico's industrial capital, has been crippled by a worsening drought in recent months.

The Independent UK

House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought

The House has approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change — that have caused billions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses in recent years

Radio France Internationale

Who is setting France's forests on fire, and why?

Record high temperatures and drought in France have provided ideal conditions for wildfires. While most are sparked by human error, some are set off deliberately, and occasionally by firefighters themselves. Pyromaniacs and arsonists have different motivations, but gendarmes have an equally hard time tracking them down.

The Guardian - UK

Millions may face hosepipe ban after England’s driest July since 1911

More water companies considering move after Southern Water imposes first such ban for a decade

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Wales Online

How to save water following drought warnings in UK

Here are six tips and tricks you can use to save water in your home, as drought warnings persist in England and Wales following an usually dry eight months in the UK

The Conversation

Zambia can meet growing food demand: how to fix what's standing in its way

African countries face great challenges in adapting to climate change to meet growing demand for food. The current drought in East Africa is the latest manifestation of changing weather patterns.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The drought is decimating my farm and many others. What California should do to help us

As I drive across my family’s farm in the San Joaquin Valley, it feels as if I’m traveling on a chessboard. I cross one square with crops and then another without crops — our fields that must lay fallow. Our farm’s crops have been decimated by the drought.

Reuters

'I want to breed horses, not camels': Hungarian farmers battle 'historic' drought

Andras Eordogh admiringly watches his dozen foals as they frolic and kick up dust on his farm in the scorching summer heat and laments that he will have to sell most of them because of the changing climate in this rural southeast corner of Hungary.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s plunder’: Mexico desperate for water while drinks companies use billions of litres

As drought grips cities like Monterrey, people queue with buckets for brackish water. But Coca-Cola and other firms are still extracting groundwater

Radio France Internationale

France is on track to experience its driest July on record with widespread water restrictions

France is on track to experience its driest July on record, the national weather service Meteo France said Wednesday, with drought-like conditions leading to increasingly severe water restrictions around the country.

Bristol Post

Bristol Water says reservoirs are running low as August 'drought' forecast

Bristol Water says it is not concerned

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