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Sriracha lovers burned as maker halts production due to pepper shortage

California-based Huy Fong Inc says the shortage is due to drought affecting its peppers – will it lead to battles in condiment aisles?

The Guardian - US

Factbox-Surging food prices fuel protests across developing world

The war in Ukraine and drought fuelled by climate change has sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring.

Reuters

Almost all of Portugal in severe drought after hot, dry May

Portugal's weather service says that almost the whole of Portugal was in severe drought at the end of May

The Independent UK

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No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No regrets if I don't win another individual title, I've Thomas Cup gold: Prannoy

NEW DELHI: Hoping to break his individual title drought that has stretched to five years, HS Prannoy says he will have no regrets even if it doesn't come his way since he has a Thomas Cup gold in his trophy cabinet now.

The Times of India

California tells San Francisco, Valley farmers to halt water diversions as drought worsens

State regulators have ordered the city of San Francisco and scores of San Joaquin Valley farmers to stop pulling water from Valley rivers, the latest sign of worsening conditions in California’s drought.

Tribune News Service

Extreme drought prompts closure of Joshua Tree trail to ensure water for bighorn sheep

LOS ANGELES — Extreme drought conditions prompted the open-ended closure of a popular hiking trail in Joshua Tree National Park to ensure water access for bighorn sheep.

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Kids can help California save water in the drought. Try making a game out of it

LOS ANGELES -- Kids love to play with water and in the water, especially on scorching summer days. But experts say you can teach your kids to love saving water too.

Los Angeles Times

'Only God can help': Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine

No mother should have to lose her child

The Independent UK

Parts of Southern California used 26% more water in April despite conservation pleas

LOS ANGELES — California water conservation efforts continued to lag in April despite the deepening drought, according to new state figures released Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

WRC Sardinia: The Good, The Bad and a smiling Ott Tanak

Sardinia regularly ranks among the toughest rallies on the World Rally Championship’s calendar given its rough gravel roads, long days and scorching temperatures. The 2022 edition will be remembered for Ott Tanak and Hyundai ending their victory drought. Autosport reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from…

Autosport

'Widen gaze from Ukraine' to avert famine in Somalia, U.N. agency warns

The world must "widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine" to prevent Somalia sliding into famine, the United Nations' children's agency said on Tuesday, warning only a third of the $250 million needed to stave off catastrophe had so far been raised.

Reuters

‘Close To A Miracle’: Drought Reveals Submerged Ancient City

Researchers had a limited time to study traces a long-lost city on the floor of an Iraqi reservoir before the waters rose again.

Zenger

Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar - U.N

Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies said on Monday.

Reuters

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Africa needs better weather warning systems, urge experts

Better climate-related research and early warning systems are needed as extreme weather — from cyclones to drought — continues to inflict the African continent, said Sudanese billionaire and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, who heads up his own foundation

The New Daily

If this huge Atlantic Ocean current collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia

A more La Niña-like state would mean more flooding rains over eastern Australia and worse droughts and bushfire seasons over southwest United States.

Zenger

Seattle Slog: City Could Pick Up Nearly A Month’s Worth Of Rain In 3 Days

Rain that makes it east of the Cascades range would help ease a drought over much of eastern Washington and Oregon states.

ABC News

Huge rainfall in outback Queensland brings hope of an end to long drought

The drought in outback Queensland has been long and punishing, forcing many to flee their livelihoods. But recent rain has left locals wondering if the decade-long big dry has finally come to an end.

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New Agriculture Minister says Labor's drought policy an 'evolution'

Labor doesn't have a drought policy yet and, although it might be hard to imagine given the recent rain, Australia will inevitably be in the grips of another crippling drought before too long.

Los Angeles Times

After a cool, cloudy weekend, a statewide heat wave is on tap for California next week

LOS ANGELES — After a cool and cloudy weekend, Southern California can expect to see the heat return next week, particularly in inland, valley and desert areas, forecasters say.

Los Angeles Times

Officials fear water restrictions will worsen fire risk in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — After losing dozens of oak trees, a guest house and a garage filled with mementos of her late husband in the 2018 Woolsey fire, Nicole Radoumis dreads the arrival of extreme fire weather amid a punishing California drought.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats seek to end California's drought of Black congressmen

California gave the nation its first Black vice president. But no part of the state has sent a Black man to Congress in more than 20 years.

Reuters

Mexican city limits daily water access to 6 hours amid drought

A Mexican city in the border state of Nuevo Leon is limiting daily water access to residents to just a six-hour window in response to a historic drought in the region, authorities said Friday.

Axios

Long, hot and dark summer: State officials warn of increased summer blackouts

Hotter weather and a deeper drought may make power interruptions more likely this summer.

Los Angeles Times

On a block full of lawns, she ditched grass for a DIY drought-tolerant oasis

LOS ANGELES — Long before the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency and ordered outdoor watering limited to one day a week, Sarah Lariviere, an avid gardener, was thinking about ways to conserve water.

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