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Rain On The Way? Parched Northeast Hopes To Fend Off Budding Drought

A rainy weekend could be in the cards as AccuWeather meteorologists look ahead to the next rain across the generally dry area

Zenger

Once 'paradise,' parched Colorado valley grapples with arsenic in water

As the West endures a megadrought, rising levels of arsenic — a known carcinogen — in the water supply of Colorado's San Luis Valley offer clues to what the future may hold.

WEKU

Drought not threatening this year's crops in France so far - minister

Despite low groundwater levels in most of France, there is no major drought problem threatening crops, in particular cereals, as this stage, French Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau said on Monday.

Reuters

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Rory McIlroy's US PGA prizemoney will soften blow of LIV golf champion after mixed week

Brooks Koepka ended his own major drought but the wait goes on for McIlroy who finished seventh in New York

Belfast Live

France prepares to endure hottest and driest summer

France’s Environment Minister has presented a nationwide guide to facing drought as summer 2023 looks set to be even drier than last year – the hottest and driest on record.

Radio France Internationale

New Research Could Redeem a Controversial Weather Modification Technique

New techniques could make cloud seeding more effective and relieve climate change-induced droughts.

Inverse

El Niño is likely returning, bringing danger for California and the world. ‘We need to be prepared’

LOS ANGELES — It’s Earth’s original disrupter — a recurring climate pattern so powerful that it can drive global average temperature to record highs, and generate both cliff-crumbling storms and crop-destroying droughts across the planet.

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F1 donates €1 million to Emilia-Romagna flood relief effort

The death toll following the floods that hit north-eastern Italy on Tuesday and Wednesday, exacerbated by drought in the region since 2022, has now reached 13 people, while an estimated 20,000 have been left homeless.

Motorsport

F1 donates €1million and Imola event food to Emilia-Romagna flooding relief effort

Autosport

Loropetalum care and growing guide – expert tips for these flowering evergreens

With their stunning spring flowers and striking foliage, drought-tolerant loropetalums are a worthy addition to your yard

Homes & Gardens

Factbox-Parametric insurance policies help cushion climate impacts

The damage wrought by climate change has spurred countries and communities across the developing world to look at using so-called 'parametric' insurance to help cushion the financial blow.

Reuters

Weather tracker: Italy’s floods exacerbated by months of drought

Torrential rain submerged the dried-out landscape of the Emilia-Romagna region, forcing thousands to evacuate

The Guardian - UK

The devastating impact of drought on mothers and children in Somalia

Exclusive: Powerful series illustrates devastating impact of crisis ahead of World Hunger Day

The Independent UK

Stunted wheat crops are turning blue in drought-ravaged Kansas

It’s so dry in Kansas that wheat plants are turning blue.

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Reuters

Exceptional weather becomes the new norm in exposed Italy

Storms, avalanches, floods and drought have slammed Italy over the past year, killing dozens of people, as once exceptional disasters become a regular part of life, leaving the government scrambling to find answers.

ABC News

El Niño and La Niña have become more extreme and frequent because of climate change, study finds

CSIRO has found greenhouse gas emissions have likely been making El Niño and La Niña events more frequent and extreme since the 1960s. Up until now little was known about the role it played.

Daily Mirror

G7 nations are urged to act NOW to help end drought crisis in East Africa

The call from Oxfam comes just weeks after the Daily Mirror highlighted the horrific 'forgotten famine' that is ravaging the region

Reuters

Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that 'became like an ocean'

Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to the government.

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France 24

Rainfall improves France's groundwater levels, but many areas still in red

Europe is monitoring its groundwater levels, hoping to avert acute shortages over the summer and mitigate a crisis in some of the driest areas. FRANCE 24's Science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at the situation in France, where it has rained in some regions in recent weeks, but not everywhere. Many…

Evening Standard

Global warming set to break key 1.5°C limit by 2027

World likely to break key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict

Daily Mirror

El Niño scorching heatwave threatens severe floods and drought as people urged 'prepare'

El Nino is a global weather event that can dictate the climate for the years to come, and this summer could see its return. The warmer Pacific Ocean could lead to widespread heatwaves

Daily Mirror

Rory McIlroy makes LIV Golf U-turn as he bids to end major drought at US PGA

Rory McIlroy is looking to bounce back from his disastrous US Masters in April, where he missed the cut despite arriving at Augusta as the pre-tournament favourite

PC Gamer

After a week-long race, Team Liquid secures world's first completion of WoW's Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible raid

Liquid ended a three-year drought since its last world's first in 2020.

The New Daily

Emotional Jason Day breaks five-year PGA Tour drought

Australian golfer Jason Day has closed with a stellar round of 62 to end a five-year PGA Tour title drought at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship in Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jason Day breaks five-year winless drought, wins 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson

It has been five years since Jason Day won on the PGA Tour, but his winless drought is over.

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