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Will France's record-breaking summer of 2022 boost efforts to fight climate change?

The summer of 2022 was a record-breaking season marked by several heatwaves, forest fires and severe drought. These extreme weather events seem to have increased awareness of climate change among the French. But will it be followed by concrete action?

France 24

Springboks believe again after dominating Wallabies win: Kolisi

Sydney (AFP) - Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said his team have belief again after snapping a long win drought in Australia, with their focus now on a crunch double-header against Argentina in a wide-open Rugby Championship race.

AFP

Another blow to the struggling Yankees as Andrew Benintendi goes on IL with right wrist injury

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees continue to take body blows. Saturday afternoon they had to put Andrew Benintendi on the injured list with what they are calling right wrist inflammation. The left fielder, who left Friday night’s game after feeling something pop during a third-inning swing, was one of…

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Stressed out about climate change? 4 ways to tackle both the feelings and the issues

Heat waves, drought, massive storms. The bad news just keeps coming and there's no denying these issues are anxiety-provoking. If you feel that way, you're not alone.

WEKU

Rejuvenation efforts on at Madurantakam lake after many decades

WRD plans to use the lake as a buffer source for city’s needs during drought

The Hindu

Five problems that could slow supplies of food, computers, cars and other goods this winter

The pandemic highlighted how interconnected the world is right now. Multiple bottlenecks have disrupted global supply chains – the networks of people, companies and modes of transport that order and manufacture goods and deliver them to warehouses, shops or even right to our doors.

The Conversation

Crippling drought, rising tensions

The summer of 2022 has seen unprecedented droughts that have ravaged crops, threatening the livelihoods of millions across the world. France wasn't spared, with almost all departments facing water restrictions. Increasingly, farmers are turning to water reservoirs, a method decried by environmentalists. In this episode of Down to Earth we…

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TCU’s Quentin Johnston has the goods to tempt Packers to end first-round WR drought

TCU wide receiver and 2023 draft prospect Quentin Johnston is a player to watch for Packers fans during this college football season.

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England's drought-hit summer 2022 joint hottest on record

London (AFP) - England had its joint hottest summer on record this year, tied with 2018, the country's meteorological agency said Thursday as it unveiled provisional mean temperature statistics for the three-month period.

AFP

The eternal optimists: How Texas’ ranchers, farmers cope during an exceptional drought

SOUTH TEXAS — The soil crumbled beneath Russell Boening’s boots as he walked onto his harvested field of sorghum in Floresville, a small town southeast of San Antonio.

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Big cat sightings soar as drought brings exotic beasts out of hiding to look for water

Soaring temperatures have led to a drought in the UK and with it comes a dramatic increase in big cat sightings, as the exotic beasts emerge from their hiding places to look for water

Daily Mirror

Droughts are hitting cattle ranchers hard – and that could make beef more expensive

Severe drought is forcing some ranchers to send cattle to slaughter early. That's sparked a temporary glut in beef that's leading to lower prices, but it won't last.

WEKU

Climate change is forcing Zimbabwe to move thousands of animals in the wild

Zimbabwe has begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife.

WEKU

Zimbabwe moves 2,500 wild animals due to climate change

Zimbabwe has begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals from a southern reserve to one in the country’s north to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife

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After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure push

After a record heatwave parched large areas of the Yangtze basin, Chinese provinces are planning to spend billions of dollars on new water infrastructure as they try to fend off the growing impact of extreme weather on agriculture and hydropower.

Evening Standard

Drought in England: what food items might be affected?

Eleven out of the 14 Environment Agency areas are now in drought

Daily Record

Met Office warns UK faces longer summers and warmer autumns with drought risk

The start of autumn could be pushed back as a consequence of climate change.

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Amid drought, Idaho water wars threaten to restart as negotiators seek compromise

BOISE, Idaho — Behind closed doors, furious negotiations are taking place to keep the peace between canal irrigators in the Magic Valley and groundwater irrigators in Eastern Idaho as the drought that has gripped the West rears its head in the Gem State.

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UN weather agency predicts rare 'triple-dip' La Nina in 2022

The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide

The Independent UK

Silver lining: Northeast drought benefits some businesses

There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region

Daily Mirror

'Big cat' sighting by UK dogwalker next to a stream could be linked to drought

Big cats - an animal which is bigger than a large dog and similar in appearance to a puma or panther - have been venturing further since Covid lockdowns, said a wildlife expert

Al Jazeera

UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022

La Nina’s cooling effect on the planet did not stop 2021 from being one of the seven hottest years on record.

The Independent UK

UK faces pumpkin shortage at Halloween after summer of heatwaves

Harvest could be reduced by around a third following scorching summer

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ cotton industry is facing its worst harvest in years — costing the state more than $2 billion

Cotton is Texas’ largest crop, and industry experts say they expect just half the normal annual yield — which will drive up costs for consumers.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need your help’: Bishops plead with UK to aid drought-ravaged Horn of Africa

Open letter from 44 Anglican leaders contrasts ‘generous’ British response to Ukraine with ‘dire need’ still unmet in their countries

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