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Weather whiplash: Summer lurches from drought to flood

This summer the weather has not only been extreme, but it has whiplashed from one extreme to another

The Independent UK

UK turns ORANGE in 'false autumn' as leaves start to fall three weeks early

Striking images across the country reveal golden-brown branches and dried-up leaves along footpaths much earlier than usual following heatwaves and drought conditions

Daily Mirror

'False autumn' sparked by heatwave and drought

Experts have warned it could spell trouble for wildlife in the winter

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Man who's been storing water in garden since 1976 drought now has 11,000 pints

Retired head teacher Peter Harden, 82, has lived in his bungalow in Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire for 52 years and now has nine massive water containers in his garden

Daily Mirror

Drought reveals Nazi warship graveyard laden with explosives in the Danube river

Ships laden with more than ‘10,000 explosive ordnance’ threatens shipping and fishery industries

The Independent UK

Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen shares brutal impact of drought at Ravenseat

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has posted to her social media where she showed her followers how her animals have been impacted by the hot weather at her Ravenseat Farm

Daily Mirror

Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops

With China’s biggest freshwater lake dried to historic lows by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep water flowing to irrigate crops

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A List Of Celebs Who Waste The Most Water Was Released And Ofc The Kardashians Are At The Top

Do you think J Lo has a brown lawn?

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Flash floods wreak havoc in US south-west – but are no salve for drought

Climate experts warn temporary increases in water levels will not mitigate a crisis that has been years in the making

The Guardian - US

Heavy rains trigger flooding across drought-hit South and Southwest, leaving at least 1 dead

Widespread heavy rain and flooding is expected to persist in the southern U.S. throughout the week.

Axios

Droughts Take Widening Toll On World's Largest Economies

Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere -- stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China -- are further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of food and energy, adding pressure to a global trade system already under stress.

Bangkok Post

Rhine water levels on the rise after drought crippled shipping capacity

Water levels on the Franco-German section of the Rhine river are so low that some vessels cannot sail even when empty, although long-awaited rain has begun to ease bottlenecks along Europe's main commercial waterway.

Radio France Internationale

China Extends Power Rationing for Factories in Drought

Power rationing that forced factories in China’s southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams, according to a notice reported by news outlets and a company announcement, adding to losses from the hottest, driest summer in decades. The “tense situation”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Europe drought reveals old sunken ships, villages, and hunger stones

The world is aware of the current drought situation in Europe and it’s not looking good. In the recent turn of events, severe drought in a number of countries exposed years old sunken ships, ominous stones and several lost villages. Most of the rivers and lakes in the continent have…

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The Guardian - UK

China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower

Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work

The Independent UK

China extends power rationing for factories in drought

A notice reported by Chinese news outlets says power rationing that forced factories in the southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams

The Denver Post

'We needed a deal yesterday': Deadline passes without deal to save Colorado River. What now?

Trillions of gallons of water must be saved from the drying Colorado River to avoid the worst-case scenario brought on by drought, climate change and overuse, federal officials announced earlier this summer, setting a deadline for Aug. 15.

The Independent UK

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop amid drought

China's agriculture ministry says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain

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The Guardian - UK

The secret strength of old grape vines

In the looming clmate crisis, will old grape vines cope better with the drought and extreme heat than younger plants? Asks David Williams

ABC News

Lakes and rivers in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, China and US run dry as drought and water shortages grip Northern Hemisphere

Images from across the Northern Hemisphere reveal the impact of severe drought and water shortages, but it is especially stark in Europe.

Daily Mirror

Price of beer expected to rise as drought conditions hit crucial hop production

Merchants warn that hop growers have been hit by high temperatures and lack of rain, so breweries already facing higher electricity, carbon dioxide and malt costs will have to increase prices

Daily Mirror

Water firms in drought-hit UK flogged 35 reservoirs in five years - and built just two

There has been fury as water companies make millions of pounds by selling off water storage sites for housing, fishing and other uses while building just two small new reservoirs in five years

The Guardian - UK

Europe on the brink: the states battling to stave off recession

War, drought and Covid have blighted prospects not just in Britain but continent-wide. Which countries are most at risk?

Daily Mirror

Worst droughts around the world as nations fail to tackle climate change

The United Nations says drought risks becoming 'the next pandemic' if nations fail to take action on water and land management and tackle climate change. Europe is facing its worst drought in 500 years

The Independent UK

Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops

Scorching heat during China's driest summer in six decades has left crops wilting and farmers struggling

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