The Latest Breaking News from Drought

The Observer view on the woeful state of England’s water industry

The response to the drought shows how underinvestment has left us without the infrastructure to cope with climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

French climate activists fill golf course holes with cement, protesting against water ban exemption amid drought

Climate activists have sabotaged luxury golf courses in the south of France, protesting against the "leisure industry for the most privileged" and its exemption for the country's water ban.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

Labour Calls For Cobra Meeting As Temperatures Surge

Labour has called for a COBRA meeting to discuss the impact of the prolonged heatwave on water supplies across the country.Speaking on Saturday, deputy leader, Angela Rayner has called on the Government to act amid fears drought conditions may last until next year.With drought conditions declared across eight regions, Ms…

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2022

Drought creating 'dust bowl Britain' warns Labour as it calls for urgent COBRA response

The UK faces its second heatwave in a matter of weeks this weekend with hundreds of homes having lost water supply this morning, as Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner calls on the Prime Minister to act

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

UK weather: Thunderstorm warning with 'torrential rain' sparks flood fears after drought

The Met Office has issued a new slew of yellow thunderstorm warnings covering huge swathes of the UK for Monday and Tuesday, with "torrential rain" meaning floods are a real possibility

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Europe’s heatwaves, droughts put focus on climate change risks

Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and the UK are enduring severe droughts this summer.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2022

Labour calls for COBRA meeting as temperatures surge

Eight regions in the UK have been placed in drought conditions

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2022

Asda and Lidl join other major supermarkets in banning disposable barbecues due to safety fears

The move comes after major concerns that wildfires could be started as a result of the product combining with dry weather - particularly in areas of England where a drought was declared yesterday

Chronicle Live · Aug 13, 2022

Extreme heat uncovers lost villages, ancient ruins and shipwrecks

Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past — shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental gardens and ancient cities. Here’s a look at some of those discoveries.

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

Swiss artist sculpts sprawling model castle on dried river bank

Swiss artist Francois Monthoux's annual project to build clay sculptures on the banks of Switzerland's Toleure river has sprawled into a captivating castle complex this year as the drought afflicting Europe allows him to extend his dream world.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022