The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Flushing the loo to gardening: how to save water around the home

Tips on cutting back usage as parts of UK prepare for drought measures

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

How not to respond to drought: lessons from Angola

Three years after a severe drought in southwestern Angola, people in the area continue to suffer. Hunger remains pervasive and they are still losing livestock.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022

What is your water company doing to cope with the dry weather?

Four companies have announced hosepipe bans so far, but more are expected.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Tourist boats marooned, farm land parched as drought lowers Europe's rivers

Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddling the French-Swiss border that her cruise boats usually ply.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022

UK braced for drought conditions to last until October

Lack of rain could have dire consequences for farming and crop harvesting

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Farmers call for Truss and Sunak to tackle ‘immoral’ water wastage

Tory leadership hopefuls urged to set out emergency plans as parts of UK face driest conditions on record

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

What water companies are telling customers across UK amid drought fears

Many water companies across the country are taking necessary steps to help tackle a potential drought in the coming weeks

Manchester Evening News · Aug 9, 2022

India Reassures Gulf Countries of Rice Availability

The head of the National Committee for Food Supply in the Federation of Saudi Chambers said Indian rice producers have conveyed a message of reassurance that Basmati rice - the most sought-after variety in the region – would not be affected by drought and lack of rainfall, currently affecting India…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

People in Wales asked to shower for no more than four minutes as drought nears

People should also be washing clothes differently according to Natural Resources Wales

Wales Online · Aug 8, 2022

Study Connects Climate Hazards to 58% of Infectious Diseases

Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 8, 2022