The Latest Breaking News from Drought

UK set for fifth heatwave of the summer – here’s what to know

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The Independent UK · Aug 7

More of England at risk of moving into drought next week

The Environment Agency suggested ‘several areas’ could move towards or into drought next week

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Hosepipe ban: When will restrictions end?

Nine water companies across England and Wales have imposed hosepipe bans following persistent hot and dry weather

The Independent UK · Aug 7

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Digital Camera World · Aug 7

Italy places all major cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe

Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the country's northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave across much of Europe toppled temperature records and disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries.

France 24 · Aug 7

How Europe’s drought exposes ‘weakness of fossil fuels’ as Poland forced to shut down coal plants

Poland has been forced to reduce output on its coal-fired power plants following critically low water levels in the Vistula River.

Euronews · Aug 7

India's Rock Python: Ecology, Mythology, and a Habitat That Is Rapidly Disappearing

The Animal ItselfPython molurus can reach six metres in length and weigh over 90 kilograms. That makes it the largest snake in India and, by mass, one of the four heaviest snakes on Earth, behind only the reticulated python, the green anaconda, and the Burmese python. Adults are unmistakable: a…

Times Life · Aug 7

Alsace farmers turn to pulses to cope with drought

Four farmers in Bas-Rhin have turned to growing pulses to launch their own brand, "Graines d'Alsace", a bet on the future as droughts multiply across Europe.

Euronews · Aug 6

UK Wildfires Map 2026: Areas Affected by Drought, Hosepipe Bans, and Forest Fire Warnings

England and Wales have recorded their driest July since records began in 1911, triggering severe drought conditions, over 24 million people under hosepipe bans, and destructive wildfires across Snowdonia National Park.

International Business Times UK · Aug 6

Since 2018, Europe’s forests have lost 46% more biomass per hectare each year; drought and bark beetles are weakening a carbon sink that stored 72% less CO2 in 2020–2022

Europe’s forests are losing biomass at a rate scientists describe as unprecedented. A new satellite-based study has found that forests across the continent have lost, on average, 46% more aboveground biomass per hectare each year since 2018 than they did during the previous three decades.

The Times of India · Aug 6