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Why coping with heavy rain in Scotland’s whisky country shows how to save water for the summer

After weeks of relentless rain and flooding, and even more forecast, 2025’s droughts and hosepipe bans feel like ancient history. But they shouldn’t.

The Conversation

Cyprus appeals to residents to cut water use by two minutes a day amid drought

Island’s reservoirs hit record lows even before tourist season starts as Cypriots are warned ‘every drop counts’

The Guardian - UK

Collin Morikawa holds off Scottie Scheffler to end title drought at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

In a wild final round of wind and lead changes, Morikawa had the right response for Scheffler's bold charge

The Independent UK

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Collin Morikawa Ends Winless Drought on Blustery Sunday at Pebble Beach

The two-time major champion withstood a packed leaderboard and blustery conditions for his first victory in 848 days at the PGA Tour’s first signature event of 2026.

Sports Illustrated

Help on way as farmers grapple with sweeping drought

Financial support and extra pest control are on the way for farmers in one state as severe rainfall shortages create tough conditions.

AAP

States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages

The Independent UK

Formula E Jeddah: da Costa ends victory drought as Porsche struggles

Da Costa puts Jaguar on top as championship leader Wehrlein struggles with Porsche

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Formula E Jeddah: Antonio Felix da Costa ends victory drought as Porsche struggles

Da Costa puts Jaguar on top as championship leader Wehrlein struggles with Porsche

Motorsport

Ice-cool Matt Weston makes history and ends Team GB’s medal drought with skeleton gold

The reigning world champion and World Cup winner withstood all the pressure to break the Cortina track record four times in a row on his way to becoming Britain’s first ever men’s skeleton Olympic champion

The Independent UK

Quarter-final curse strikes again for Charlotte Bankes as GB medal drought continues

A tearful Bankes apologised and said sport ‘can be cruel’ as she exited in the quarter-finals for the second Winter Olympics in a row

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics live: Matt Weston ends Team GB medal drought and makes history with skeleton gold

Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt will go for skeleton medals on day 7 with plenty of other Brits also in action

The Independent UK

Solo, queer parents-to-be facing donor sperm 'drought'

Australians are facing a shortage of donor sperm, with advocates saying more consistent regulation is vital to keep would-be parents and children safe.

AAP

Team GB’s skeleton star Matt Weston in gold medal position at halfway point

Reigning world champion Matt Weston is the heavy favourite to break GB’s medal drought in Cortina

The Independent UK

Producers sound the alarm: Why are olive oil prices falling in the EU?

Experts say that production is now returning to more normal levels after a hit from heatwaves and droughts.

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The Independent UK

Heartbreak for Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson as Team GB’s medal drought continues

Fear and Gibson were widely tipped to win Britain’s first figure skating medal since Lillehammer 1994, but suffered heartbreak as they recorded their worst result since their debut Olympics four years ago

The Guardian - US

Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: ‘I’ve never seen a winter like this’

States brace for less water and fire risks as Oregon, Colorado and Utah report lowest statewide snowpack since 1980s

Times Pets

The Pet That Can Go Months Without Food And Still Survive

Missing one meal can make humans restless. Missing food for a day weakens the body. But in the animal kingdom, there exists a creature that challenges everything we know about hunger, survival, and endurance. A creature that can stay alive for months without eating and still wake up when conditions…

The Guardian - UK

What is the most expensive combined substitution in football history?

Plus: a perfect hat-trick of assists, more almost-one-club players and Oxford’s penalty drought

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The Times of India

What really destroyed the Indus Valley? It wasn’t war, but a slow death by drought

The Indus Valley Civilisation probably didn’t disappear all at once. New research points to a long stretch of repeated droughts that may have slowly weakened one of the world’s earliest urban societies. Cities such as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, once built around reliable rivers, appear to have struggled as water became…

Euronews

Too warm to snow: Western US fears wildfires and water shortages while eastern states shiver

While eastern states suffer bone-chilling cold, the west is facing the opposite problem.

Sports Illustrated

Ben Ogden Breaks Team USA's 50-Year Medal Drought in Cross-Country Skiing

Ogden becomes just the second medalist in the sport in Team USA's history.

The Independent UK

Photos show hunger and water scarcity as drought grips northern Kenya

Prolonged drought has left millions of people struggling to find food and water in parts of northern Kenya, where livestock deaths have deepened the crisis for pastoral communities.

The Independent UK

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain

The Independent UK

Animals dying in Kenya as drought conditions leave many hungry

Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya

The Conversation

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer

Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than 4,000 animals in an auction that lasted nearly 24 hours – about 200 cows an hour.

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