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Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues

More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 – half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in the coming months could be a great deal worse, despite global commitments to never let the 2011 famine happen again.

The Conversation

Karim Benzema ends goal drought as Real Madrid ease to El Clasico victory

Real leapfrogged Barca into top spot in LaLiga after victory at the Bernabeu.

The Independent UK

Jets sack Aaron Rodgers four times in 27-10 win over the Packers

The Jets (4-2) are off to their best six-game start since 2015, when they also were 4-2 before finishing with a 10-6 record. New York hasn’t reached the playoffs since the 2010 season, the NFL’s longest active drought.

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Drought threatens England’s fruit and vegetable crop next year, says report

Scorching summer left reservoirs depleted and unlikely to recover, as growers warn of supply chain collapse in leaked meeting

The Guardian - UK

Dwindling Lake Mead Water Levels Revealed A 12-million-year-old Surprise

Water levels continue to fall in Lake Mead due to worsening drought in the western United States and overuse of the Colorado River

Zenger

Rickie Fowler leads, Keegan Bradley has an even longer victory drought, and Sahith Theegala goes low at Zozo Championship

Rickie Fowler is 18 holes away from ending a victory drought on the PGA Tour that stretches to the 2019 WM Phoenix Open.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Record low rainfall means England could be in drought for nine more months

Millions of Brits have been under a hosepipe ban for months and England could officially be in drought well into 2023 following a record low rainfall, experts warn

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All of Wales still in drought as hosepipe bans continue despite the rain

It's difficult to forecast exactly when the drought could end

Wales Online

Drought could last until next year across UK

Recent rainfall has made "little or no difference" to reservoir levels

Wales Online

Warning that droughts could remain in parts of country until next spring

Even if the country receives average rainfall, some areas may still see drought conditions

Manchester Evening News

England could be in drought beyond spring 2023, say ministers

Rainfall levels have not been sufficient to dampen soil and refill reservoirs after scorching summer

The Guardian - UK

Bears QB Justin Fields finds Dante Pettis for 40-yard TD vs. Commanders

The Bears broke the touchdown drought on Thursday Night Football with Justin Fields finding Dante Pettis for a. 40-yard score.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Canada's drought-stricken British Columbia bracing for floods when rains return

Canada's British Columbia province on Thursday warned residents to prepare for flooding when rains eventually return after a prolonged drought exacerbated by climate change that has raised concerns about long-term damage to ecosystems ranging from glaciers to salmon rivers.

Reuters

Trump, Biden and consequences

For Republicans in D.C., endless division is fun and games. But that isn't what most Americans really want

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The Conversation

Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure

The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species – including some that already face other stresses.

The Texas Tribune

“An inverse tsunami”: How inflation and drought are making it harder to feed West Texans in need

Food banks across Texas are now struggling to keep up with growing demand even more than they were during the pandemic.

The Conversation

Droughts could leave us without milk, beer – and so much more

Records show that Europe has never been as dry as in recent decades. Drought has direct consequences on our lives, not least because it threatens basic foodstuffs such as milk. Remember that a cow needs more than 100 litres of water per day to produce milk, and that recently farms…

Reuters

Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 million people hungry

Severe drought followed by the worst floods in 30 years have led to rocketing food prices and left a record 2.1 million people in Chad acutely hungry, according to United Nations agencies.

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Michael Cunningham: Underdog Phillies immediately show Braves this won’t be easy

ATLANTA — The Phillies ended their postseason drought at 10 years only because MLB added an extra wild card this year. They were the lowest seed to make it through the wild-card round. The Phillies are up against the Braves in the National League Division Series. The defending World Series…

The Hindu

Karnataka’s men end National Games hockey title drought with sudden death win over Uttar Pradesh

Rani Rampal’s goal the difference as Haryana pip Punjab to the women’s title

WEKU

The NHL season starts today. Here are 4 storylines to follow as hockey begins

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to become hockey's third back-to-back champion in just eight years, while the Toronto Maple Leafs will try once again to break their five-decade Stanley Cup drought.

The Guardian - US

Second world war ‘Ghost Boat’ emerges in California lake, puzzling officials

The drought hit Lake Shasta coughed up a Higgins vehicle and experts are struggling to explain its presence

Axios

"There's just not enough water": California drought hits grocery stores

Grocery prices, already at record highs, could climb even more.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South

Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought ravages swathes of the country. The Mesopotamian Marshes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have been battered by low rainfall and reduced flows in the Tigris…

France 24

Spain’s wetlands are drying up: heat and intense farming threaten the Donana

In southern Spain, the Donana National Park, one of the largest wetlands in Europe, has run dry. A year and a half ago, UNESCO declared the area "overexploited", but since then it has also been the victim of an extreme drought. Ecologists say action is urgent, but many locals say…

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