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Tunisia to cut off public water supplies overnight due to drought

Tunisia will cut off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night in response to the country's worst drought on record, state water distribution company SONEDE said in a statement on Friday.

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Tunisia Introduces Water Quota System Due to Severe Drought

Tunisia on Friday introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until Sept. 30 in response to a severe drought that has hit the country, the agriculture ministry said. Tunisia, which is suffering a fourth straight year of serious drought, recorded a drop in its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

California snowpack reaches all-time high after 17 atmospheric rivers

Half of the state is no longer considered to be in drought following the onslaught of storms, new data shows.

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New York Jets take over unwanted record as Sacramento end 16-year Play-Off wait

The Sacramento Kings finally surrendered their unwanted record of 16 years without a play-off appearance, meaning the New York Jets now have the longest active drought in North American sports.

Daily Mirror

Attention plant killers: new research shows your plants could be silently screaming at you

If you’re like me, you’ve managed to kill even the hardiest of indoor plants (yes, despite a doctorate in plant biology). But imagine a world where your plants actually told you exactly when they needed watering. This thought, as it turns out, may not be so silly after all.

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Jets Have Longest Playoff Drought in Big Four Sports

The Kings surrendered their spot on the list after making the playoffs on Wednesday.

Sports Illustrated

Macron rolls out water-saving plan as record drought saps resources

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a water crisis plan for sharing, reusing and saving an historically abundant resource that's grown increasingly scarce as the country rushes to limit the impacts of an enduring drought.

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Michael Jordan’s Hornets now have the NBA’s longest playoff drought after Kings make postseason

Maybe the Hornets should try lighting a beam to turn things around.

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Plants have been heard to scream, out of range

If you're like me, you've managed to kill even the hardiest of indoor plants (yes, despite a doctorate in plant biology). But imagine a world where your

The New Daily

Jets have longest playoff drought among major sports after Sacramento Kings clinch

The hope is this distinction only lasts one year for the Jets.

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Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain

The Independent UK

Macron takes to the hills for long view on better water management

French President Emmanuel Macron will be in the French Alps on Thursday to present a plan to improve water management, a resource threatened by droughts and global warming.

Radio France Internationale

Fears for UK butterfly numbers after die-off in 2022 heatwave

Evidence that drought cut late-summer hatchings raises fears that delayed effect of caterpillar die-off will be seen this year

The Guardian - UK

Some in Dry Somalia Break Ramadan Fast With Little but Water

This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world gather to break their daily fasts with generous dinners, Hadiiq Abdulle Mohamed and her family have just water and whatever food might be at hand. Mohamed…

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The Independent UK

Some in dry Somalia break Ramadan fast with little but water

This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia

Daily Mirror

Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta receives transfer boost as Bukayo Saka makes his feelings clear

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has designs on ending the Gunners' agonising 19-year title drought, but his future plans are coming together amid news Bukayo Saka has agreed a new deal

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Larry Stone: Mariners are only team not to make World Series. Does that change this year?

PEORIA, Ariz. — I must admit, the task of writing a Mariners column for our season preview section is a little trickier this year.

Los Angeles Times

'Nature gave us a lifeline:' Southern California refills largest reservoir after wet winter

LOS ANGELES — Following a series of winter storms that eased drought conditions across the state, Southern Californians celebrated a sight nobody has seen for several punishing years: water rushing into Diamond Valley Lake.

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Thames Water ordered to fix leaks before pumping millions of litres from rivers

Environment Agency tells supplier to rethink plans to tackle droughts by pumping water from Thames and Severn

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Tunisia Cuts Off Water Supply at Night amid Severe Drought

Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought. Cutting off water without prior announcement, in areas of the capital Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir and…

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom came close but couldn't quite bring himself to say it: The drought's over.

Bangkok Post

Waking up to a world water crisis

The world is becoming accustomed to the drip-drip of catastrophic headlines following each new climate-driven disaster. Increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves are causing wildfires in California and widespread coral die-offs in Australia. Unprecedented floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, Germany, China, and New Zealand. Drought in the Horn of Africa…

Reuters

Tourist villa pools in Tuscany may run dry in summer due to water curbs

Tourist properties in Tuscany, a prime destination for upmarket foreign holidaymakers, will have to limit the use of water in their swimming pools this summer because of fears of shortages as Italy faces another drought.

Chicago Sun-Times

Could this be their year? Cubs and White Sox enter 2023 season full of hope

The Cubs are entering year seven of their World Series drought — the White Sox are entering year eighteen. Despite this record, there could be hope for an up swing.

The Independent UK

Pray for rain: Spanish farmers hold unique Mass amid drought

In drought-stricken Spain, around 250 villagers brought back the faded practice of a special Mass and procession to pray for rain

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