The Latest Breaking News from Drought

87-Year-Old Kent Potato Firm Wound Up as Britain Faces Growing Farm Crisis Due to Taxes, Drought and War

John Paine Potatoes Limited, a Kent farm, is closing after 87 years due to financial strain. Rising costs, tax changes, and climate challenges threaten the future of many UK farms.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5

Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous

Droughts that were once a century now happen every year, and the impact on wildlife, industrial output and culture itself is catastrophic, says Yiannis Baboulias, a Greek writer based in London

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

Britain Endures Driest July on Record as Met Office Says Thunderstorms Will Not End Drought

The UK experiences its driest July on record, with drought conditions, heatwaves, and thunderstorm warnings affecting millions. Farmers face severe challenges, and wildfire risks increase across parched lands.

International Business Times UK · Aug 4

Spain says 70,000 out of 72,000 migrants that entered Ceuta in mass border crossing have returned to Morocco – as it happened

Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat

Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Crews building Trump border wall in drought-hit New Mexico ordered to stop drilling wells

Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby

The Guardian - US · Aug 4

US wildfires force 65,000 to flee as hundreds of buildings burn in Spokane

Firefighters made progress against several blazes Monday after wildfires driven by drought, extreme heat and strong winds tore through Washington state's second-largest city, destroying up to 1,100 structures and prompting what officials called the worst natural disaster in Spokane's history.

France 24 · Aug 4

Ranchers win fight as Trump halts border wall water drilling in drought-hit New Mexico

Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump’s second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater needed to mix cement could threaten their livestock

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Europe's record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK

Europe's record-breaking hot and dry summer continues to take its toll on France and Greece, where firefighters fought to contain major blazes, while the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries. Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according…

France 24 · Aug 3

Extreme heat and drought take a toll around the world, in photos

Heat and drought are affecting communities around the world, lowering water levels and sending people and animals in search of relief. The hot, dry weather is reshaping landscapes and daily life.

The Independent UK · Aug 3