The Elephant
The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
2024-08-19 in The GuardianWhile tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population
Tagged under: Italy | Water Resources | Farming | Drought
Zimbabwe drought: Digging riverbeds in desperate search for water
2024-08-29 in The BBCThe southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.
Tagged under: Water Resources | Rivers | Zimbabwe | Drought | Africa
‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
2024-08-19 in The GuardianWhile tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population
Tagged under: Italy | Water Resources | Farming | Drought
‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe
2024-08-17 in The GuardianAs the world heats up, methane released from thawing permafrost and warming tropical wetlands is intensifying climate breakdown. But curbing it is achievable
Tagged under: Methane | Drought
Deficient monsoon rainfall hits paddy farmers in parts of north India
2024-08-16 by in india.mongabay.comSherpuri Goswami owns slightly more than a hectare of land and is a ‘small’ farmer. The landholding is not enough to meet the needs of his family of eighteen, and the 53-year-old farmer from Nadiyali village in Haryana has taken eight hectares on lease on which he has planted paddy, the most important kharif (monsoon) […]
Tagged under: Drought | India | Farming
Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline
2024-08-07 in Los Angeles TimesThe Forest Service told bottled water company BlueTriton Brands to stop piping water out of a California national forest. The company is suing to challenge the decision.
Tagged under: Drought
US demand for Aussie beef soars 75 per cent, as drought leaves US herd at lowest level since 1950s - ABC News
2024-07-27 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)The United States' cattle herd is at its lowest level since the 1950s. But its "insatiable appetite" for hamburgers hasn't changed, and that's causing ripples through the global beef trade. 
Tagged under: Cattle and Dairy Farming | Drought
State of emergency declared in Crete’s Messara due to water crisis
2024-07-25 (or before) in EuronewsThe Faneromeni dam, the main water source for the area, has seen its levels drop drastically due to illegal water pumping, low rainfall and high temperatures.
Tagged under: Drought | Water Resources
Two million at risk of starvation in Tigray, aid official warns
2024-07-25 in The BBCCrisis is unfolding in northern Ethiopia - driven by drought, crop failure and insecurity following war.
Tagged under: Drought
Five protesters and one police officer hurt in French reservoir demonstration
2024-07-20 in The GuardianViolence erupts after about 4,000 gather in La Rochelle amid heightened tensions over water resources
Tagged under: Activism | Drought
Low latency carbon budget analysis reveals a large decline of the land carbon sink in 2023
2024-07-19 (or before) in arXiv.org e-Print archiveIn 2023, the CO2 growth rate was 3.37 +/- 0.11 ppm at Mauna Loa, 86% above the previous year, and hitting a record high since observations began in 1958, while global fossil fuel CO2 emissions only increased by 0.6 +/- 0.5%. This implies an unprecedented weakening of land and ocean sinks, and raises the question of where and why this reduction happened. Here we show a global net land CO2 sink of 0.44 +/- 0.21 GtC yr-1, the weakest since 2003. We used dynamic global vegetation models, satellites fire emissions, an atmospheric inversion based on OCO-2 measurements, and emulators of ocean biogeochemical and data driven models to de...
Tagged under: Oceans | Drought
Climate change increasingly taking a toll on Oregon farmers, ranchers - OPB
2024-07-12 in Oregon Public BroadcastingOregon farmers are facing more severe droughts, wildfires and sweltering heat waves. With climate change adding to their burden, agriculture researchers say more farmers are seeking ways to cope and be more resilient.
Tagged under: Drought
‘We can’t let the animals die’: drought leaves Sicilian farmers facing uncertain future
2024-07-01 in The GuardianRainfall is down 40% since 2003 and experts predict a third of Sicily will be desert by 2030
Tagged under: Drought
Sicilian producers in ‘race against time’ as drought continues
2024-6-21 in Fruit NetSituation is extreme for region's fruit and vegetable producers, with around half the island said to be at serious risk of desertification
Tagged under: Collapse | Drought | Agriculture | Italy
'Disaster': Sicily's farmers sound alarm as water dries up
2024-06-21 (or before) in EuronewsItaly declared a drought emergency in Sicily a couple of months ago, hitting farmers and breeders the hardest.
Tagged under: Drought
Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions
2024-06-21 in The New York TimesPeople all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isnt halfway done.
Tagged under: Drought
The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants
2024-06-05 in The GuardianForests across Europe, the US and Canada have been hard hit by drought, fires and bark beetles. Now scientists fear the northern hemisphere’s greatest carbon sink is nearing a tipping point
Tagged under: Tipping Points | Insects | Collapse | Drought
More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds
2024-05-20 in The Guardian‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse
Tagged under: Collapse | Drought
UK is failing to put climate crisis at centre of national security measures, MPs told
2024-05-14 in The GuardianExperts say changing climate is ‘threat multiplier’ and that US and Germany already include it in planning
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK | Drought
Cava firm Freixenet to furlough 80% of its workers in Catalonia due to drought
2024-04-23 in The GuardianSpanish-German company announces layoffs as conditions in north-eastern Spain hit grape production
Tagged under: Drought
Which UK foods are at risk as extreme weather causes havoc with global supplies?
2024-04-16 in The GuardianMany products consumed by Britons could be hit by floods and droughts driven by climate crisis
Tagged under: Drought
Ecuador rations power as Andean drought tightens grip
2024-04-16 in The GuardianEl Niño weather phenomenon depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants
Tagged under: Drought
UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather
2024-04-16 in The GuardianHeavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe, with drought in Morocco hitting imports
Tagged under: Drought
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2024-04-15 (or before) in ReutersTagged under: Drought
Spanish farmers struggle to adapt to worsening heatwaves and droughts
2024-04-15 (or before) in EuronewsOlive oil production is expected to drop by around 30% due to the heatwaves, farmers told Euronews, even if there are late rains before the harvest ends in November.
Tagged under: Drought
Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought
2024-04-03 in The GuardianEmmerson Mnangagwa says country needs $2bn of aid as severe dry spell caused by El Niño afflicts southern Africa
Tagged under: Drought
'You can't escape it': Farmers say drought conditions pushing some to breaking point
2024-03-31 in newshub.co.nz"There will be farmers questioning their position right now and their own future."
Tagged under: Drought
Effects of climate change on Lepidoptera pollen loads and their pollination services in space and time - Oecologia
2024-03-25 in Springer VerlagShifts in flowering time among plant communities as a result of climate change, including extreme weather events, are a growing concern. These plant phenological changes may affect the quantity and quality of food sources for specialized insect pollinators. Plant–pollinator interactions are threatened by habitat alterations and biodiversity loss, and changes in these interactions may lead to declines in flower visitors and pollination services. Most prior research has focused on short-term plant–pollinator interactions, which do not accurately capture changes in pollination services. Here, we characterized long-term ...
Tagged under: Insects | Biodiversity Loss | Butterflies and Moths | Drought
Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN
2024-03-21 in The GuardianWorld water development report warns that access is major source of conflict between countries
Tagged under: Women and Children | Drought
Food Supplies Threatened in Southern Africa After Driest February on Record - Bloomberg
2024-03-08 in BloombergZambia has declared protracted dry spell a national disaster as price of staple food surges.
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Drought | Agriculture | Zimbabwe | Africa | Economics
Colorado ranchers sentenced after tampering with rain gauges to increase crop subsidies - CBS Colorado
2024-03-02 in CBS NewsTwo southeastern Colorado ranch owners were recently sentenced to pay $6.6 million to resolve federal charges that they damaged or altered rain gauges in an effort to get paid for worsening drought conditions.
Tagged under: Agriculture | Colorado State | Drought
Risotto crisis: the fight to save Italy’s beloved dish from extinction
2024-02-29 in The GuardianAfter drought devastated prized arborio and carnaroli harvests in the Po valley, new rice varieties offer a glimmer of hope. But none are yet suitable for use in the traditional recipe
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Extinction
Catalonia's farmers demand more help over drought
2024-02-28 in The BBCAs Spain continues to be blighted by a lack of rain, farmers want more government assistance.
Severe Drought Erased Climate Progress in the Northwest in 2023
2024-02-22 by in Distilled - Michael ThomasPower emissions rose in the region due to drier conditions and less hydro output
Tagged under: Drought
What will Spain look like when it runs out of water? Barcelona is giving us a glimpse | María Ramírez
2024-02-15 in The GuardianAngry farmers, worried tourism workers and unprepared politicians – Catalonia is on the frontline of a drought-stricken future, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
Network dynamics of drought-induced tipping cascades in the Amazon rainforest | Research Square
2024-02-14 (or before) in Research SquareTipping elements are nonlinear subsystems of the Earth system that can potentially abruptly and irreversibly shift if environmental change occurs. Among these tipping elements is the Amazon rainforest, which is threatened by anthropogenic activities and increasingly frequent droughts. Here, we as...
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Tipping Points
Preliminary analysis says global warming more to blame than El Niño for Amazon’s ongoing record drought
2024-02-08 (or before) in Climate.gov2023 “exceptional” drought would have been two categories weaker and ~30 times less likely in a world without global warming.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Global Warming | El Niño
2023 costliest climate disasters reveal ‘global postcode lottery’ Christian Aid study finds
2024-02-06 (or before) in Christian AidStudy identifies the year’s 20 costliest extreme climate disasters by per capita cost. The cost ranges from over $4,000 per person due to a wildfire in Hawaii to $9 per person due to flooding in Peru. Floods, cyclones and drought killed and displaced millions of people across the globe in places…
Tagged under: Drought
Barcelona imposes severe water restrictions during worst drought ever
2024-02-01 (or before) in EuronewsCitizens could be fined for washing cars or watering gardens.
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Cars
Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows
2024-01-24 in The GuardianExtreme weather threatens world’s biggest carbon store as the rainforest is already close to tipping point
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Trees | Tipping Points
Groundwater decline is global but not universal
2024-01-24 in NatureMeasurements of groundwater levels in 170,000 wells reveal the global extent of groundwater decline. But the data also show that such depletion is not inevitable in a changing climate, providing hope for a resilient water future. Measurements of groundwater in 170,000 wells.
Tagged under: Drought | Water Resources
Extreme fire weather in Chile driven by climate change and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - Scientific Reports
2024-01-23 in NatureA string of fierce fires broke out in Chile in the austral summer 2023, just six years after the record-breaking 2017 fire season. Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has dramatically risen in recent years in this Andean country. A total of 1.7 million ha. burned during the last decade, tripling figures of the prior decade. Six of the seven most destructive fire seasons on record occurred since 2014. Here, we analyze the progression during the last two decades of the weather conditions associated with increased fire risk in Central Chile (30°–39° S). Fire weather conditions (including high temperat...
Tagged under: Drought | Oceans | Chile | El Niño | Heatwaves | Wildfires
Hotter weather and a recurring drought in store for Cape Town soon, experts warn
2024-01-21 in IOL | News that Connects South AfricansIf you think the 35ºC heat on Friday was hot, then it is likely you will be hopping from the frying pan into the fire soon, if the warnings of climate change experts are anything to go by.
Tagged under: Drought | South Africa | Africa
Climate change: London is underprepared for extreme weather
2024-01-17 in The BBCThe capital is at risk from rising sea levels, flooding, heat, drought and wildfires, a report says.
Tagged under: Drought | Sea Level | Wildfires
Algarve drought nears “catastrophic” level
2024-01-17 by in Portugal Resident - Portugal News and LifestyleThe Algarve is waiting for the Portuguese government to officially announce some of the toughest water-saving measures ever implemented in Portugal to tackle its near-catastrophic drought situation.
Tagged under: Drought
Drought reveals sunken church in Spanish reservoir
2024-01-17 (or before) in Euronews'Drought tourists’ are visiting to see the 11th-century church which was submerged 60 years ago.
More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk
2024-01-17 in The GuardianDrought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look normal
Tagged under: Wildlife | Drought | Zimbabwe | Africa
Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds
2024-01-15 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyClimate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks taking a toll on trees, researchers warn that forests across the American West are bearing the brunt of the consequences.
Tagged under: Drought | Wildfires | Trees
Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge
2024-01-05 in The GuardianCost of sugar surges to highest level since 2011 after dry spell in India and drought in Thailand, and price hike has already filtered down to desserts
Tagged under: Drought | El Niño | Brazil | India
$270 Billion in Trade Rests on Finding a Fix to the Panama Canal - Bloomberg
2024-01-03 in BloombergA combination of climate change and infrastructure is to blame for critical shipping delays at the canal.
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Drought
Water increasingly at the center of conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East
2023-12-28 in Los Angeles TimesScientist Peter Gleick has been studying water-related conflicts for three decades. He and fellow researchers have found a concerning rise in violence.
Tagged under: Drought
Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this'
2023-12-27 (or before) in BBCThis year's heat and drought in the Amazon intensify worries that it is approaching a tipping point.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Tipping Points
‘Everything is dead’: How record drought is wreaking havoc on the Amazon
2023-12-20 by in Al JazeeraCommunities that rely on the rainforest’s waterways now find themselves struggling with fire and plunging water levels.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Brazil
Drought leaves Karnataka farmers in distress; 456 end lives this year
2023-12-18 by in Latest News from Hyderabad, Telangana, Bollywood, India | Siasat.comBengaluru: Karnataka is grappling with an acute drought this year, leaving crops unviable, existing yields destroyed, and farmers in severe distress.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
Whatever the Weather - Fabian Society
2023-12-12 in The Fabian SocietyClimate change is already a major risk to our health, homes and infrastructure. Flooding, heatwaves and drought are more common than in the past, and they are projected to continue to become more frequent and severe. As a result, argues Fabian Society researcher Eloise Sacares, reducing emissions is not enough; it is too late to
Tagged under: Drought | Health | Heatwaves
'We Need Information' Plead Peru Farmers Battling Drought, Climate Change
2023-12-07 by in BarronsA light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru. It does nothing to bring relief to farmers in Latin America's biggest potato producer.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog
2023-12-06 in The GuardianCabinet Office does not have strategy to ensure resilience to extreme weather, says National Audit Office
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change Adaption | UK Politics | Drought
Hottest 12 months in 125,000 years - how extreme weather broke more records in 2023
2023-12-04 in Sky NewsSevere conditions brought turmoil across the world, impacting small towns and major cities, as storms, heatwaves, floods, and droughts claimed many lives and destroyed communities.
Tagged under: Climate Data | Extreme Heat | Climate Change | Drought
Impact of Amazon’s climate-driven drought may last until 2026
2023-12-02 by in kdal610.comBy Brad Haynes and Jake Spring MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - The Amazon rainforest's record-breaking drought hit home for Raimundo Leite de Souza one Oct...
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Brazil
Giant desert solar farms might have unintended climate consequences | GreenBiz
2023-12-02 (or before) in GreenbizTurning deserts into solar energy farms could raise temperatures across the globe and cause devastating droughts in the Amazon.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Solar Energy
The Climate Summit Is a Sick Joke. You Should Be Angry and Afraid
2023-12-01 in NewsweekThe primary cause of global heating is fossil fuels; and global heating is what's driving all the crazy heat, fire, smoke, storms, flooding, drought, crop yield losses, and ecosystem death that is
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Drought | COP28
Climate, Fossil Fuels and UK Food Prices: 2023
2023-11-27 (or before) in Energy & Climate Intelligence UnitClimate change and energy add the cost of 10 weekly shops to food bills as floods and drought hit food production.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Drought | Food Production and Consumption
‘The river took it all’: Somalis wait for waters to recede as floods kill dozens
2023-11-22 in The GuardianBilan reporters describe devastation across Somalia as ‘once-in-a-century’ floods hit a country reeling from a six-year drought
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Middle East | Africa
Extreme drought in northern Italy mirrors climate in Ethiopia
2023-11-14 in The GuardianResearch shows global heating creates ‘whiplash effect’ of erratic extremes – often in poorest countries
Tagged under: Drought
US Corn Farmers Defy Summer Drought, Extreme Heat for a Record Crop - Bloomberg
2023-11-10 in BloombergThe bumper harvest is fallout from the war in the Black Sea region and should keep a lid on costs for poultry and biofuel producers, as well as shoppers.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Russia
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
2023-11-10 in The GuardianA new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life on Earth
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Rivers | Wildlife | Insects | Extinction
Amazon tragedy as endangered river dolphins die in hot water
2023-11-06 in Whale and Dolphin ConservationThe climate crisis is accelerating at such an alarming rate that some whale and dolphin populations haven’t got time to adapt. More frequent and severe droughts and heatwaves are threatening the survival of species and ecosystems that are crucial to our own existence. When 155 endangered river dolphins died suddenly in Lake Tefé in Brazil, this heartbreaking event gave us a stark warning of the severity of the situation.
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Amazon Rainforest | Whales and Dolphins | Brazil | Heatwaves
‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation
2023-11-06 in The GuardianBy now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale cattle farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Niño mean Brazil is near the point of no return
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Cattle and Dairy Farming | El Niño | Brazil | Trees | Rivers
New Study Warns of an Imminent Spike of Planetary Warming and Deepens Divides Among Climate Scientists - Inside Climate News
2023-11-02 by in Inside Climate NewsDuring the past year, the needles on the climate dashboard for global ice melt, heatwaves, ocean temperatures, coral die-offs, floods and droughts all tilted far into the red warning zone. In summer and fall, monthly global temperature anomalies spiked beyond most projections, helping to drive those extremes, and they may not level off anytime soon, […]
Tagged under: Drought | Oceans | Global Warming | Coral Reefs | Heatwaves
‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis
2023-10-31 in The GuardianThe historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communities
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Brazil | Rivers
How to Prepare for Water Shortages While There's Still Time
2023-10-28 in OK DoomerLet's face it, we're going to run out of water. Scientists from practically every field have been predicting it for years. Global demand for water will outgrow our supply by 40 percent before the end of the decade. By 2050 or sooner, 5 billion people will face water shortages. That's
Tagged under: Drought | Health
Australia Is Struggling to Meet Agriculture Goal Amid Droughts, Forest Fires - Bloomberg
2023-10-25 in BloombergDroughts and forest fires are among threats that may scupper Australia’s ambitions to bolster its farming industry into a A$100 billion ($64 billion) powerhouse by the end of the decade.
Tagged under: Drought
Unrelenting Drought Clobbers the Amazon
2023-10-20 in CountercurrentsShare:Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on X (Twitter)Share on TelegramShare on RedditShare on EmailGlobal warming is consuming vast portions of the planet with a swagger that defies all expectations. Rivers in the Amazon rainforest are drying up. This is not supposed to be happening to such an extent, even during the dry season. After all, […]
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Rivers
Amazon River hits record low level in Brazil amid drought, heat
2023-10-18 in AxiosThe drought is also driving fires that are smothering Brazilian cities with smoke.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Rivers | Brazil
Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia
2023-10-18 in The GuardianForest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Forest Fires | Rivers | El Niño | South America | Brazil | Wildfires | Trees
How Climate Change Affects Water Markets Globally
2023-10-18 in BloombergMore extreme weather is reshaping the availability of water, a commodity embedded in almost every product bought and sold in international markets
Tagged under: Drought | Economics | Climate Change Impacts | Water Resources | Rivers
Drought, migration and the fall of civilization: A cautionary tale
2023-10-13 in The HillSprawling civilizations, as we see, are fragile, requiring cooperation and a degree of common interest among diverse communities.
Tagged under: Drought
Indigenous Amazonians urge Brazil to declare emergency over severe drought
2023-10-10 in The GuardianDrought and heatwave has killed fish in rivers as Indigenous umbrella group Apiam says villagers have no water, food or medicine
Tagged under: Fish | Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Brazil | Trees | Rivers
Inhibitive Effects of Recent Exceeding Air Temperature Optima of Vegetation Productivity and Increasing Water Limitation on Photosynthesis Reversed Global Greening
2023-10-10 (or before) in Advancing Earth and Space Sciences JournalGlobal terrestrial vegetation dynamics have been rapidly altered by climate change. A widespread vegetation greenness over a large part of the planet from the 1980s to early this century has been reported, whereas weakening of CO2 fertilization effects and increasing climate extremes and the adverse impact of increasing rate of warming and severity of drought on vegetation growth were also reported.
Tagged under: CO2 | Agriculture | Drought
Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates
2023-10-09 in The GuardianAnalysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves
Tagged under: Drought | Heatwaves
Interactive effects of changes in UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and feedbacks to the climate system - Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
2023-10-07 (or before) in Springer VerlagTerrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing changes in stratospheric ozone and climate. In this Quadrennial Assessment, we examine the interactive effects of changes in stratospheric ozone, UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles in the context of the Montreal Protocol. We specifically assess effects on terrestrial organisms, agriculture and food supply, biodiversity, ecosystem services and feedbacks to the climate system. Emphasis is placed on the role of extreme clima...
Tagged under: Drought | Health
Sadly, It's Not 'Just Another Summer.' We Must End the Fossil Fuel Industry
2023-10-04 in NewsweekMy fellow human beings, we're in the process of losing basically everything, as the latest data demonstrates.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change
Deaths of 120 Amazon dolphins linked to severe drought, high temperatures | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
2023-10-04 (or before) in Al JazeeraAmazon River’s pink, grey dolphins are a threatened species and among the few freshwater dolphins found in the world.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Rivers | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife | Brazil
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit | CNN
2023-10-01 by in CNNMore than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Rivers | Whales and Dolphins | South America | Brazil | Health
'It's an emergency.' Midwest towns scramble as drought threatens drinking water
2023-09-22 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyJames Rainbolt typically can tackle most problems at his rural water plant with some extra time or money.
Tagged under: Drought
A saltwater wedge climbing the Mississippi River threatens drinking water - The Washington Post
2023-09-21 in The Washington PostA saltwater wedge is making its way up the drought-stricken Mississippi River, threatening drinking water. New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell signed an emergency declaration Friday.
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Louisiana
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO
2023-09-19 in The GuardianMelting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
Tagged under: COP28 | Libya | Drought | Africa | Ice Melting | Sea Level | Health | Middle East | Wildfires
Po river drought in 2022 was the worst of the last two centuries
2023-09-06 (or before) in NatureAnalysis shows last year’s water shortage was by far the most severe since records began, most probably triggered by global warming. Analysis shows last year’s water shortage was by far the most severe since records began, most probably triggered by global warming.
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers
As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge 'one-dam solution'
2023-09-05 in Los Angeles TimesSome California farmers are urging the federal government to consider draining Lake Powell, supporting environmentalists’ push for a ‘one-dam solution.’
Tagged under: Rivers | Drought | Colorado River | California
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
2023-09-02 in The GuardianFrom wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Climate Change | Fish | Food Production and Consumption
Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Graham Steele at Event Hosted by the Brookings Institution's Assessing Insurance Regulation and Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risk
2023-08-29 (or before) in home.treasury.govAs Prepared for Delivery Introduction Thank you, Carlos. It is my pleasure to be with you all today, both those in the room and watching virtually. As the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, my portfolio includes developing the Department’s policy views on banks, credit unions, consumer protection, access to capital, and financial sector cybersecurity matters. My remarks will focus on the work that Treasury, through the Federal Insurance office (FIO), is doing to understand and help address the financial risks that our changing climate poses in the insurance sector. Work on climate-related financial...
Tagged under: Drought | Finance | Climate Change | Housing | Insurance | Litigation | Economic Growth | California | Climate Change Impacts | Wildfires | Florida | Climate Change Mitigation | Capitalism
Environmental crisis looms as Murray cod virtually disappear from NSW Lower Darling
2023-08-28 in The GuardianNSW Fisheries survey from May reveals attempts at repopulating river after 2018-19 drought appear to have failed
Tagged under: Drought | Fish | Rivers
Europe’s water crisis: how supplies turned to ‘gold dust’ | Financial Times
2023-08-27 (or before) in Financial TimesDrought, leaky pipes and poor policy among several factors contributing to continent’s scarcity problem
Tagged under: Drought
Rivers in the Sky: How Deforestation Is Affecting Global Water Cycles
2023-08-27 (or before) in Yale E360A growing body of evidence indicates that the continuing destruction of tropical forests is disrupting the movement of water in the atmosphere, causing major shifts in precipitation that could lead to drought in key agricultural areas in China, India, and the U.S. Midwest.
Tagged under: Deforestation | Drought | Climate Change | Rivers | Trees | India
Climate change is coming for your olive oil, too
2023-08-25 by in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.Overall inflation is easing. But heatwaves in Europe have doubled the price of live oil over the past year.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Heatwaves
Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry | Financial Times
2023-08-15 (or before) in Financial TimesRestrictions triggered by lack of rain are likely to occur ‘again and again’ as climate change worsens
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change
'Wake-up call': How 'vicious' Mediterranean weather events threaten a quarter of UK food imports
2023-08-14 in Business GreenRegion 'ravaged' by heatwaves, wildfires and drought this summer provided just over £16bn worth of UK food imports last year, prompting growing concerns for food security
Tagged under: Drought | Heatwaves | Wildfires
Return of El Niño raises risk of hunger, drought and malaria, scientists warn
2023-08-10 in The GuardianHot natural weather pattern will exacerbate heat-related dangers brought about by climate crisis
Tagged under: Drought | El Niño
Why did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons | CNN
2023-08-09 by in CNNDrought conditions are becoming more extreme and common in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Health | Wildfires | Finance
In pictures: How climate change is causing loss and damage around the world by UNDP Climate on Exposure
2023-08-06 (or before) in undp-climate.exposure.coHere are the many faces of loss and damage caused by climate change around the world –and what it can look like for those on the frontlines.
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View: India’s food security is being choked by climate change
2023-07-25 in Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News | The Economic TimesIndia's vulnerable food security is under threat due to climate change as the country experiences volatile cycles of droughts and flooding. Although the country is experiencing only slightly above-average rainfall, the fluctuation of precipitation varies drastically across different regions and is destabilising crops. Recently, heavy rainfall damaged newly planted crops meaning that India suspended non-basmati varieties of rice exports, causing rice prices to rise.
Leaked UK government plan to protect against climate heat ‘very weak’
2023-07-17 in The GuardianExclusive: Document ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to safeguard lives and livelihoods from heat, drought and storms, say experts
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Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate - Communications Earth & Environment
2023-07-16 (or before) in NatureFlash droughts are projected to become more frequent under all global warming scenarios, with flash drought risk over croplands increasing particularly sharply over Europe and the US, according to analyses of climate model simulations.
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Spanish olive growers feel pain from early drought – DW – 05/09/2023
2023-07-15 (or before) in Deutsche WelleAlan Kohler: Labor fiddles while Australia burns
2023-07-09 by in The New Daily - Latest News Headlines From Australia & WorldA lot of the trees that have been counted up to now will either die when Australia burns or die in the drought we’re about to have.
Crop yield sensitivity of global major agricultural countries to droughts and the projected changes in the future - PMC
2023-07-09 (or before) in National Center for Biotechnology InformationTagged under: Drought
Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor
2023-07-09 (or before) in Drought MonitorTagged under: Drought
Dry conditions prompt Alberta county to declare agricultural disaster | Globalnews.ca
2023-06-17 (or before) in Global News CanadaStettler County council hopes a disaster declaration prompts governments 'to advocate for assistance and support for an agriculture industry battling drought in Alberta.'
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Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis
2023-06-16 in Los Angeles TimesThe federal government is opening negotiations on long-term plans for the Colorado River. Leaders of tribes say they don't want to be left out of key talks.
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‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’
2023-06-15 in The GuardianThe long read: While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach
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River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry
2023-06-14 in The GuardianExperts are warning of disastrous conditions for wildlife at upper River Derwent in Borrowdale
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One of the wettest places in England has almost completely dry rivers and dangerous conditions for wildlife
2023-06-13 (or before) in West Cumbria Rivers Trust (WCRT)Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Wildlife
El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun - BBC News
2023-06-09 (or before) in The BBCStorms, droughts and record high temperatures lie ahead as US scientists confirm El Niño has arrived.
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Ofwat flags data failures in water companies’ draft drought resilience plans
2023-06-05 (or before) in Ends ReportOfwat has expressed concerns about the “level of detail and accuracy” in the data water companies have submitted for their emerging plans for safeguarding water supply, an ENDS analysis has revealed.
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New research suggests wheat crops may be threatened by unprecedented heat and drought
2023-06-03 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThe world is getting hotter, causing shifts in seasonal patterns and increasing the amount of extreme weather such as severe droughts and heat waves, which can affect crop yields and food supplies. A recent study led by a researcher at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University has found that the likelihood of extreme temperatures that could affect crop yields has increased significantly in wheat-producing regions of the U.S. and China.
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Accelerating flash droughts induced by the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity - Nature Communications
2023-06-02 (or before) in NatureThe occurrence of flash droughts has attracted widespread attention due to their rapid onset. Here, the authors find that the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity further accelerates the rapid onset of flash droughts.
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South West Water owner pays dividend despite pre-tax loss and fine
2023-06-02 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesThe Pennon group, the owner of South West Water, which operates in one of only two regions in the country in drought, has raised its shareholder dividend despite reporting a loss and being fined for illegally dumping sewage.
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Pigs, rabbits and fish are dying from searing temperatures in China | CNN Business
2023-06-02 by in CNNWith parts of China experiencing record high temperatures and heavy rains, reports of farm animals and crops suffering from extreme weather patterns are dominating headlines in the country, raising concerns about food security in the world’s second largest economy.
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France is preparing for a ‘realistic’ 4°C global warming scenario
2023-05-25 (or before) in EuronewsAfter living through the hottest summer on record in 2022 and a prolonged drought, France is now preparing for a future where extreme weather could become commonplace.
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Spanish regions demand EU support to tackle drought crisis - EFE Noticias
2023-05-25 in efe.comBrussels, May 25 (EFE).- Spanish regional authorities on Thursday called for a “European response” to the prolonged drought that is severely affecting the country’s agricultural sector. Rainfall has dropped by 26% between October 2022 and early May 2023, according to the State Meteorological Agen
Devon and Cornwall farmers to be paid to store water on their land - BBC News
2023-05-21 (or before) in The BBCA South West Water project aims to reduce demand on the mains supply during droughts.
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‘No one saw this level of devastation coming’: climate crisis worsens in Somalia
2023-05-19 in The GuardianTorrential rain, coming on top of the country’s worst drought in four decades, has forced 250,000 people to leave their homes
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‘The city was underwater’: quarter of a million Somalis flee flooded homes
2023-05-17 in The GuardianClimate crisis a key factor in flash flooding of Beledweyne as rains end drought and Shabelle River breaks its banks
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'Without water, we are nothing!': Spain's crippling drought reignites tensions over Tagus river
2023-05-13 (or before) in InklAn early scorching heatwave across Spain has worsened the impact of the country's long-term drought, causing unprecedented damage to the country's crops. As farmers grow desperate for irrigation, the government's plan to limit the rerouting of water from the nation's longest river – the Tagus – for agricultural purposes lies…
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Spain records hottest and driest April on record
2023-05-08 in Associated Press NewsDrought-stricken Spain says last month was the hottest and driest April since records began in 1961. The State Meteorological Agency says the average daily temperature was 14.9 degrees Celsius (58.8 Fahrenheit) — that is 3 degrees Celsius above the average. AEMET said average maximum temperatures during the month were up by 4.7 C. Rainfall was a fifth of what would normally be expected in the month, making it the driest April on record in Spain. Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and also the country’s sixth driest. Three years of scant rainfall and high temperatures put the cou...
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Drought parches America's breadbasket
2023-05-04 by in E&E News | Essential Energy and Environment NewsFarmers in northern Oklahoma and western Kansas are struggling in a long-lasting dry spell that may be a harbinger for severe climate troubles ahead.
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Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor
2023-05-02 (or before) in Drought MonitorTagged under: Drought
Europe suffers severe drought as temperatures reach record highs
2023-04-30 in Channel 4If you spent anytime sunning yourself on this pleasantly warm bank holiday weekend across the UK - spare a thought for those suffering in much of Europe.
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Catalonia’s farmers face threat of drought … and a plague of hungry rabbits
2023-04-24 in The GuardianWith water reserves running low, Spanish farmers are also struggling to protect crops from thousands of rabbits starved of fresh grass
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‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022
2023-04-20 in The GuardianContinent set for further drought in 2023, scientists say, as unstoppable impacts of climate crisis mount
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Fears for England’s frog and toad population after drought
2023-04-17 in The GuardianConservationists blame changing weather patterns as low numbers of amphibians found across country
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Utah’s Great Salt Lake risked disappearing. Unprecedented weather is bringing it back
2023-04-15 in The GuardianThe lake was at a record low before historic snowfall fueled its rise – along with violent runoff that is difficult to control
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Urban water crises driven by elites’ unsustainable consumption - Nature Sustainability
2023-04-14 (or before) in NatureUrban water crises, due to droughts and unsustainable water consumption, are becoming increasingly recurrent in metropolitan cities. This study shows the role of social inequalities in such crises, revealing the implications of water overconsumption by privileged social groups and individuals.
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Droughts developing more rapidly says global study
2023-04-14 (or before) in Met Office UKFor the first time a new study has confirmed droughts across the world are developing more rapidly as a result of climate change.
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Drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn
2023-04-13 in Associated Press NewsThe main Spanish farmers' association says drought now affects 60% of the Spanish countryside and is causing “irreversible losses” to more than 3.5 million hectares of crops. the Coordinator of Farmers' and Ranchers' Organizations said in a report issued on Thursday that wheat and barley are expected to fail or be badly affected in major growing regions. Olives and nuts also are suffering due to Spain’s long-term drought, which is affecting farmers' ability to irrigate corn, sunflowers, rice and cotton, too. Reservoirs in Andalusia, Spain’s most important food-exporting region, have water levels at 30% of...
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Taiwan makes tough decisions as it faces its worst drought in nearly a century
2023-04-13 in NPRTaiwan's government must make tough decisions as a serious drought has depleted reservoirs, cut off farmers and limited some of the world's most advanced and water-hungry semiconductor factories.
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Swimming pools of the rich driving city water crises, study says
2023-04-10 in The GuardianPools and well-watered gardens at least as damaging as climate emergency or population growth
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EDO Home - European Drought Observatory - JRC European Commission
2023-04-09 (or before) in European Drought Observatory Webserver of the Joint Research CenterEDO Home
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California: stunning shift as parched reservoirs replenished by storms
2023-04-07 in The GuardianReservoirs whose water levels had plummeted during punishing drought have recovered – but officials warn of ‘weather whiplash’
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Wheat Spread Hits Record As Drought Plagues Midwest | ZeroHedge
2023-04-05 (or before) in Zero HedgeZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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Tunisia to cut off public water supplies overnight due to drought
2023-04-05 (or before) in ReutersTunisia 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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Europe could see repeat of last summer's severe droughts, scientists warn
2023-04-05 (or before) in Sky NewsScarce snow in the Alps, warm temperatures and a widespread lack of rain have scientists worried about a second summer of widespread drought.
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Climate change: Catalonia in grip of worst drought in decades - BBC News
2023-04-04 (or before) in The BBCWater levels at a reservoir in the northern Spanish region have fallen below 10% of its capacity.
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The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms. Here are 6 things to watch for | CNN
2023-04-01 by in CNNIt's unclear how strong the coming El Niño will be -- some models predict it could reach super-strength, others suggest it will be more moderate.
Tagged under: Oceans | Drought | Predictions | Climate Change | Antarctic | Flooding | El Niño | Health | Climate Change Impacts | Finance
Somalia drought: 43,000 died in 2022 and this year’s toll will be higher, study finds | The Independent
2023-03-20 (or before) in The Independent‘Unrelenting droughts’ have created worst hunger crisis for 70 years says
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20 Years After US Invasion, Iraq Faces Cascading Climate and Water Crises
2023-03-20 by in Truthout - Fearless Independent JournalismA defender of Iraq’s southern marshlands was recently kidnapped amid extreme drought and fierce competition for water.
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Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warming
2023-03-14 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThe intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has "sharply" increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren't merely tough weather events, they are leading to extremes such as crop failure, infrastructure damage, even humanitarian crises and conflict.
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UK river levels already at record lows forecast to be ‘devastated’ by dry spring
2023-03-13 in The GuardianCampaigners say government and water companies have not done enough to conserve water supplies
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Argentina’s grain harvest suffers under worst drought in 60 years | Drought News | Al Jazeera
2023-03-09 in Al JazeeraAlready struggling under spiralling inflation, the South American country faces a decline in grain, its main export.
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‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsens
2023-03-04 in The GuardianMultiple governments warn of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted
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Driest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts
2023-03-01 in The GuardianWith little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year
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East of England faces drought, says water firm - BBC News
2023-03-01 (or before) in The BBCAnglian Water says more rain is needed if underground supplies are to be replenished.
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Exporting the Colorado River to Asia, Through Hay
2023-02-06 (or before) in National GeographicAs the West suffers long-term drought, experts look for ways to save water while still supporting local farmers.
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Colorado River: US states fail to reach deal on cutting water use - BBC News
2023-02-01 (or before) in The BBCMore than 40 million people in seven Western states rely on the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Tagged under: Colorado River | Drought | Rivers | Colorado State
Europe on the verge of water catastrophe as groundwater reserves dry up, scientists warn | The Independent
2023-01-30 (or before) in The IndependentThe effects of this prolonged drought were evident in Europe during the summer of 2022
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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon
2023-01-22 (or before) in NASA Earth ObservatoryThe atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.
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The burning question about fungi: what happens to them in extreme heat?
2023-01-09 in The GuardianScientists in Italy are testing the impact of fire and drought to learn how the changing climate affects underground fungal networks
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Unprecedented Drought Emergency In The Horn Of Africa – OpEd
2022-12-28 in eurasiareview.comBy J Nastranis The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa is facing an unprecedented drought emergency, which will unleash catastrophic consequences. Communities in the region are in the…
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In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion
2022-12-26 in Los Angeles TimesEven as Arizona grapples with cuts in Colorado River water, Phoenix’s suburbs are expanding. Experts warn that desert growth based on groundwater poses risks.
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What will it take to stabilize the Colorado River?
2022-12-23 (or before) in Science | AAASA continuation of the current 23-year-long drought will require difficult decisions to prevent further decline
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Climate and weather extremes in 2022 show need for more action
2022-12-23 in World Meteorological OrganizationWeather, water and climate-related disasters, including extreme flooding, heat and drought affected millions of people and cost billions this year, as the tell-tale signs and impacts of human-induced climate change intensified.
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Jabal: the new drought-tolerant wheat scientists say can withstand extreme heat
2022-12-04 in The GuardianThe variety is a cross between commercial and wild wheats – bred in a bid to develop crops that are more resilient to the climate crisis
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Robust Future Changes in Meteorological Drought in CMIP6 Projections Despite Uncertainty in Precipitation
2022-12-04 (or before) in Advancing Earth and Space Sciences JournalQuantifying meteorological droughts using changes in both the mean and variability of precipitation leads to more robust projections CMIP6 projections show robust changes in the frequency and durat...
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B.C. grain farmers struggling as historic drought continues in province's northeast | CBC News
2022-11-16 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterEarly this month, B.C.'s Ministry of Forests made an announcement encouraging all water users across northeastern B.C. to take voluntary water conservation measures and monitor their water supply in light of a Level 5 drought.
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Colorado River conditions are worsening quicker than expected. Feds prepare to step in.
2022-11-02 in The Denver Post - Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment.Running out of time and options to save water along the drying Colorado River, federal officials said they’re considering whether to release less water from the country’s two largest re…
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Europe's farmers bring in drought-scarred maize crop
2022-10-07 in ReutersThe European Union's maize harvest is in full swing and field work is confirming widespread drought damage that analysts expect to push the feed grain crop to a 15-year low.
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Persistent drought, heat wave continue to smother South China in October; scope of affected area rare case on record - Global Times
2022-10-03 (or before) by in Global TimesWith heat waves continuing to engulf most areas of South China at the beginning of October with some places still record temperature more than 40 C, which break the historical record of same period in previous years, northern and middle parts of China look likely set for a cold snap, followed by a drastic drop in temperature overnight.
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All dried up: The materiality of drought in Ladismith, South Africa - Elisa Savelli, Maria Rusca, Hannah Cloke, Tyrel J Flügel, Abdulrazak Karriem, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, 2022
2022-09-22 (or before) in Sage JournalsThis paper conceptualises droughts as socioecological phenomena coproduced by the recursive engagement of human and non-human transformations. Through an interd...
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It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?
2022-09-12 in The GuardianAgriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts. Read the other stories in our megadrought series
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France bracing for ‘catastrophic’ food shortages following drought, farmers and unions warn
2022-09-09 in Morning Starby Roger Mckenzie at the Fete de l'Humanité
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China reports ‘most severe’ heatwave and third driest summer on record
2022-09-07 in The GuardianAverage temperature in August was 1.2C higher than norm, which caused widespread drought
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State of Climate in Africa highlights water stress and hazards
2022-09-05 in World Meteorological OrganizationWater stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard. Rainfall patterns are disrupted, glaciers are disappearing and key lakes are shrinking. Rising water demand combined with limited and unpredictable supplies threatens to aggravate conflict and displacement, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Spain's olive oil producers devastated by worst ever drought - BBC News
2022-08-29 (or before) in The BBCSpain's olive oil industry is in danger after being hit by chronic water shortages.
The Colorado River drought is the first climate disaster the U.S. legally has to deal with
2022-08-28 (or before) in grid.newsThe Colorado River is dying and is one of the rare climate disasters that government officials will be legally required to address if current trends continue.
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China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
2022-08-22 in The GuardianNationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work
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Mexico should stop making beer in north due to drought, president says | The Independent
2022-08-21 (or before) in The IndependentMexico is the world’s largest exporter of beer
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UK drought: Why do the trees think it's autumn already? - BBC News
2022-08-20 (or before) in The BBCExperts say the unusual weather has triggered a 'false autumn' as trees struggle to cope with drought.
England ‘failing to invest in water networks to avoid future droughts’
2022-08-14 in The GuardianGovernment policy amounts to ‘keeping fingers crossed’ rather than acting to adapt to changing climate, says infrastructure chief
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GEOFFREY LEAN: Freak summer or terrifying glimpse of what is to come?
2022-08-14 by Geoffrey Lean in Daily Mail OnlineGEOFFREY LEAN: What if this apparently freakish summer with record temperatures and drought declared in eight areas of England turned out to be a harbinger of the new normal?
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Drought in England could carry on into new year, experts warn
2022-08-14 in The GuardianWithout lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further
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'Very scary': European agriculture hit hard by climate change and drought
2022-08-13 (or before) in Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brandsWith Europe suffering through an extreme drought worsened by climate change that has dried up rivers and left millions sweltering in triple-digit heat this summer, farmers across the continent are sounding warnings about crop losses.
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Drought hits Germany's Rhine River: 'We have 30cm of water left' - BBC News
2022-08-13 (or before) in BBCThe Rhine is a key shipping route for Germany and Europe - so what happens if it's too shallow to use?
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Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years
2022-08-13 in The GuardianCrops, power plants, barge traffic, industry and fish populations devastated by parched waterways
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Risk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds
2022-08-12 in The GuardianScientists concluded that a series of storms could dump enough rainfall to displace millions, causing over $1tn in losses
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As drought blights the UK, the Tories have their heads buried in the sand | Caroline Lucas
2022-08-12 in The GuardianEngland’s privatised water system is compounding the climate emergency. Instead of fixing it, the government has gone awol, says Green MP Caroline Lucas
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France drought: Parched towns left short of drinking water - BBC News
2022-08-06 (or before) in The BBCTrucks are supplying many parched French towns with drinking water after an exceptionally dry July.
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Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world
2022-08-04 by in Carbon BriefIn the early 2000s, a new field of climate science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms.
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Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought
2022-08-04 in The GuardianHead of the Thames is now more than 5 miles downstream as forecasters warn of further high temperatures to come
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Satellite images reveal shrinkage of Utah’s Great Salt Lake
2022-08-02 in The GuardianStriking new images show lake has lost nearly half of its surface area from the historical average
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Act now on water or face emergency queues on the streets, UK warned
2022-07-31 in The GuardianHosepipe ban and compulsory water metering needed, say advisers, as nation braces for drought
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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours
2022-07-29 by in DeSmogEditor’s Note: This is part of a regular column, Gaslit, which navigates society’s dysfunctional relationship with fossil fuel disinformation. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch. Recent extreme weather across the globe is showing us how rapidly the climate is changing in an increasingly warming world. Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, […]
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Drought threatens Spain's 'green gold' harvest
2022-07-27 in France 24In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain.
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Several arrests at protest over dying Iranian lake - BBC News
2022-07-17 (or before) in The BBCOnce the world's second largest salt lake, farming and drought have reduced Lake Urmia to a trickle.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Middle East | Iran | Activism
Iran water: What's causing the shortages? - BBC News
2022-07-17 (or before) in The BBCIranian officials have warned of historic drought while experts blame years of poor water management.
Climate change amplifies the risk of conflict, study from Africa shows
2022-07-13 in MongabayIn October 2021, the city of Guriel in Somalia’s Galguduud region became the epicenter of fierce fighting between the national army and a paramilitary group that left more than 100 people dead and displaced another 100,000. In November, the government declared a national emergency as drought intensified over 80% of the country, including in Galguduud. […]
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As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis
2022-07-13 in The GuardianWith water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam, energy production could halt as soon as July 2023
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Italians wait for rain where longest river runs dry - BBC News
2022-07-10 (or before) in The BBCFarmers in the north fear for the future as the River Po runs dry in the worst drought in 70 years.
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‘All that’s needed is a spark’: why the US may be headed for a summer of mega-fire
2022-07-07 in The GuardianAn explosive spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with summers only expected to intensify
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Texas | California | Alaska
Drought emergency declared in northern Italy - BBC News
2022-07-05 (or before) in The BBCThe drought is threatening more than 30% of Italy's farm produce, an agricultural union warns.
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Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows
2022-07-04 in The GuardianEffects of human-caused global heating are blocking vital winter rains, with severe implications for farming and tourism
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
‘We just pray for rain’: Niger is in the eye of the climate crisis – and children are starving
2022-06-20 in The GuardianAguié’s clinic is full of malnourished children, with more dying in villages, as the global food crisis worsens years of drought
Tagged under: Drought | Africa | Women and Children | Children
Heat. Flood. Fire. Drought. War. Inflation. Welcome to the Age of Extinction. | by umair haque | Eudaimonia and Co
2022-06-19 (or before) in Eudaimonia and CoOur Planet is Changing in Profound, Terrifying, and Visible Ways Now. But We’re Still in Denial About What It Means.
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Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears 'moment of reckoning'
2022-06-19 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyAs the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River's reservoirs have declined so low that major water cuts will be necessary next year to reduce risks of supplies reaching perilously low levels, a top federal water official said Tuesday.
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Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
2022-06-09 in KCUR - NPR in Kansas CityRussia's war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies, driving up demand and prices for wheat. But after months of drought, many western Kansas farmers won’t have a crop to sell.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Russia
Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool' - BBC News
2022-06-05 (or before) in The BBCTens of thousands of acres of farmland lie idle because farmers can't get enough water to grow crops.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
As California's big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out | CNN
2022-06-05 by in CNNRural Californians live with the daily worry that they won't have enough water to bathe with or drink.
Tagged under: Drought | Fish | California | Trees | Water Resources
Climate-Proofing Management Research | Academy of Management Perspectives
2022-06-04 (or before) in journals.aom.orgClimate change presents a variety of doomsday scenarios for human society, including more extreme and frequent storms, droughts, heatwaves and fires, the heating and acidification of oceans, rising sea levels, biodiversity decline, food shortages, as well as exacerbating geopolitical tensions and conflicts. While many corporations and communities are already anticipating and planning for various climate impacts, we argue that much management research is in denial of the profound consequences of a worsening climate crisis. This is evident in the relative neglect of climate change in our research and teaching and we argue reflects...
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Drought | Climate Change | Ocean Acidification | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Mitigation
‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking point
2022-06-01 in The GuardianUnprecedented drought makes water a national security issue as more than half of Chile’s 19 million population lived in area with ‘severe water scarcity’ by end of 2021
‘Apocalypse Papers’: Scientists Call for Paradigm Shift as Biodiversity Loss Worsens - Inside Climate News
2022-05-29 (or before) in Inside Climate NewsWhen scientists from the United States and Europe published a study two weeks ago, warning that climate change was on track to push more than half of the world’s species of cactus—a plant known for its extraordinary ability to survive heat and drought—into extinction by midcentury, Tierra Curry simply filed it among the quickly growing […]
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Suicides indicate wave of ‘doomerism’ over escalating climate crisis
2022-05-19 in The GuardianWhile alarm over wildfires, droughts, flooding and societal unrest is on the rise, not many of us talk about climate angst
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought
The longest river in Italy is drying up: How will locals survive?
2022-05-15 (or before) in EuronewsThe mighty Po River nourishes a vast area of northern Italy, but climate change is causing a devastating drought.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Rivers
France’s unprecedented drought shows climate change is ‘spiralling out of control’
2022-05-11 in France 24As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while…
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | France | Climate Change
A drought so bad it exposed a long-ago homicide. Getting the water back will be harder than ever
2022-05-06 in Los Angeles TimesThe added heat from global warming has made drought-stricken lands extra-dry. It will take more precipitation than usual to end it.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | California
With water running out, California faces grim summer of dangerous heat, extreme drought
2022-05-04 in Los Angeles TimesLa Niña was expected to dissipate, but it may linger through the summer. That's bad news for drought and wildfire-prone California.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | California
Colorado River Reservoirs Are So Low, Government Will Delay Releases
2022-05-03 in The New York TimesTagged under: Colorado River | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers
The role of tropical volcanic eruptions in exacerbating Indian droughts - Scientific Reports
2022-05-02 (or before) in NatureThe Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) is vital for the livelihood of millions of people in the Indian region; droughts caused by monsoon failures often resulted in famines. Large volcanic eruptions have been linked with reductions in ISMR, but the responsible mechanisms remain unclear. Here, using 145-year (1871–2016) records of volcanic eruptions and ISMR, we show that ISMR deficits prevail for two years after moderate and large (VEI > 3) tropical volcanic eruptions; this is not the case for extra-tropical eruptions. Moreover, tropical volcanic eruptions strengthen El Niño and weaken La Ni&...
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Famine and Food Insecurity | El Niño | India
Unprecedented 13-Year Drought in Chile Drives Nation to Ration Water | Earth.Org
2022-04-12 by in Earth.OrgThe capital city of Santiago will implement water cuts from every four, six, or 12 days depending on water availability as the drought in Chile persists.
'Flash Droughts' Are Striking Faster as The World Warms, Scientists Warn
2022-04-04 by in ScienceAlertMost people have heard of a flash flood.
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Plains drought to curb U.S. wheat harvest, adding to global supply worries
2022-03-15 (or before) in YahooA worsening drought in the southern U.S. Plains is threatening the region's winter wheat crop just as the Ukraine crisis dents global supplies. Some farmers in southwestern Kansas, the top U.S. wheat producing state, have not received much measurable rain or snow since October. Winter wheat is planted in autumn, lays dormant in winter and begins sending up green shoots in spring.
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Africa hunger, famine: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
2022-02-22 by in worldvision.orgHunger is on the rise in Africa. Learn facts about drought, famine, malnutrition, and hunger in Africa as well as how you can help World Vision respond.
Tagged under: Drought | Africa | Famine and Food Insecurity
"Have reverence for life" - Interview with ecocentrist Fred Hageneder on climate disruption, species extinction and our future on Earth
2022-01-22 in Pressenza - International Press AgencyHeat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires are on the rise, the IPCC and the UN are sounding the alarm bells. Recently, even a report by the National
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | IPCC | Extinction
2021: A turning point in the fight against the climate crisis?
2021-12-28 in Channel 4From floods to tornadoes and extreme droughts, it's been another tumultuous year for the environment.
Tagged under: Drought
Insect decline in the Anthropocene: Death by a thousand cuts
2021-12-14 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceNature is under siege. In the last 10,000 y the human population has grown from 1 million to 7.8 billion. Much of Earth’s arable lands are already in agriculture (1), millions of acres of tropical forest are cleared each year (2, 3), atmospheric CO2 levels are at their highest concentrations in more than 3 million y (4), and climates are erratically and steadily changing from pole to pole, triggering unprecedented droughts, fires, and floods across continents. Indeed, most biologists agree that the world has entered its sixth mass extinction event, the first since the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million y ago, when mor...
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Drought | Forest Fires | Insects | Trees | Extinction
We’re in uncharted territory for the world’s climate, UN says
2021-10-31 in The GuardianReport sets out heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods that have wreaked havoc this year
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Drought | COP26
Inactive oil wells could be big source of methane emissions: Geologist studies greenhouse gas emissions from uncapped, idle wells in Texas
2021-10-31 (or before) in Science DailyUncapped, idle oil wells could be leaking millions of kilograms of methane each year into the atmosphere and surface water, according to a new study.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Texas
Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-10-14 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceCalifornia is currently in the midst of a record-setting drought. The drought began in 2012 and now includes the lowest calendar-year and 12-mo pre...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought | Climate Change | California
Increasing precipitation volatility in twenty-first-century California - Nature Climate Change
2021-10-14 (or before) in NatureCalifornia recently experienced a rapid shift from multi-year drought to abundant rainfall. A large ensemble of climate model simulations suggests that the frequency of extreme wet-to-dry precipitation events will increase by 25% to 100% across California due to anthropogenic forcing.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Climate Change | California
Kyrsten Sinema Wants to Cut $100 Billion in Proposed Climate Funds, Sources Say
2021-10-08 in The New York TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | Drought | Greenhouse Gases
A recent climate report has left me devastated – I beg you to read it | The Independent
2021-09-26 (or before) in The IndependentAs I thought how best to convey the essential, terrifying message of the report, I decided I should just lay out the raw facts and let them reach your soul, writes Donnachadh McCarthy
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change
Disastrous season means UK shoppers could pay 50% more for pasta
2021-09-09 in The GuardianPrice of durum wheat up by 90% after drought devastates harvest in Canada, one of the biggest producers
Tagged under: Drought
Climate change triggering intense drought in Iraq, Syria: Over 12 mn people to lose access to water, food
2021-09-06 (or before) in IndiaTodayThe region has been witnessing a major spike in temperatures amid record low levels of rainfall, and drought due to climate change.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Climate Change | India
Record-breaking drought in Chile makes climate change ‘very easy’ to see
2021-09-06 (or before) in South China Morning Post‘We already have overwhelming evidence and it is climatic evidence’, said the country’s Science Minister Andres Couve.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Chile
‘There’s nothing you can do about it’: Drought threatens crops across Canada | Globalnews.ca
2021-09-06 (or before) in Global News Canada"You are seeing drought a lot more widespread and a lot earlier than on record and I've been farming for 15 years now and this is the driest I've ever seen it this early."
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Water Resources
Algeria's cereal harvest set to fall 35-40% this year due to drought
2021-09-06 (or before) in Financial PostALGIERS — Grain importer Algeria expects its cereal production for 2020 to fall 35-40% from last year’s 5 million tonnes because of drought, the head of its…
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Drought Pushes U.S. Oat Crop to Lowest in Records Back to 1866
2021-09-06 (or before) in BloombergAs drought conditions bake the upper reaches of the U.S. Plains, American farmers are now expected to harvest their smallest oats crop in records that go back to 1866.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Chile drought: fruit crops under threat
2021-09-06 (or before) in Fruit NetGrowers may be forced to abandon some crops after record dry spell in July, says Fedefruta
'Worst year I've ever witnessed': Drought withers Western Canada's spring wheat
2021-09-06 (or before) in The National Post'Some are harvesting about 25 per cent of what they would typically expect. The conditions are terrible'
Tagged under: Drought
Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought, crops at risk | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
2021-09-06 (or before) in Al JazeeraWeather forecasts warn of high temperatures portending crop damage and water supply shortages.
Tagged under: Drought | Mexico
Severe drought devastates Washington state's wheat crop
2021-09-06 (or before) in ABC NewsA drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated what is normally the fourth largest U.S. wheat crop
Tagged under: Drought | Washington State
Tunisia plants seeds of hope against climate change
2021-09-02 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyTunisian farmers are turning to the past to ensure a future by planting indigenous seeds as the North African country suffers at a time of drought, disease and climate change.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Climate Change | Africa
Canada sees supply of main crops dropping 26% on drought impact - BNN Bloomberg
2021-08-26 in BNN Bloomberg - Canadian Business News, TSX Today, and Bank of CanadaCanada, the world’s biggest canola grower and a major wheat producer, forecasts a 26 per cent drop in supplies of its main crops as drought ravages output and inventories shrink.
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Canada sees supply of main crops dropping 26% on drought impact - BNN Bloomberg
2021-08-26 in BNN Bloomberg - Canadian Business News, TSX Today, and Bank of CanadaCanada, the world’s biggest canola grower and a major wheat producer, forecasts a 26 per cent drop in supplies of its main crops as drought ravages output and inventories shrink.
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Extreme heat and drought are crushing key crops and punishing U.S. farmers
2021-08-25 (or before) in YahooExtreme heat and drought are crushing key crops and punishing U.S. farmers
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
It's not just the crops. Drought puts stress on farmers, too | MPR News
2021-08-25 (or before) in Minnesota Public RadioAs the drought lingers in much of the state, there is growing concern about mental health challenges faced by farmers and other people in rural Minnesota.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Health
Economic Growth - Facing Future
2021-08-21 (or before) in Facing FutureInfinite Growth on a Finite Planet “Global civilization has an operating system. It is disastrously flawed. It is killing us. It is known by two common names: money and growth economics. Money is a virus of the mind which uses humanity [and nature] for its own reproduction.” – Stuart Scott, Director of the Facing Future … Continue reading "Economic Growth"
Tagged under: Deforestation | Oceans | Farming | Wildfires | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Methane | Economics | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Economic Growth | Sea Level | Trees | Sustainability
More Than 40 Million Acres of Land Have Burned in Siberia
2021-08-20 (or before) by in Smithsonian MagazineRussia has seen an increasing severity of wildfires in recent years due to rising summer temperatures and a historic drought
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Russia
Chile drought: fruit crops under threat
2021-8-13 in Fruit NetGrowers may be forced to abandon some crops after record dry spell in July, says Fedefruta
In drought-plagued northern Mexico, tens of thousands of cows are starving to death
2021-08-01 in Los Angeles TimesSonora is the cattle capital of Mexico. But prolonged drought is killing off the herds.
Tagged under: Drought | Mexico | Cattle and Dairy Farming
Bootleg Fire is burning up carbon offsets - CNN
2021-07-28 (or before) by in CNNThese forests were meant to survive one hundred years. Persistent drought and wildfire conditions are threatening carbon offsets. The question is whether these offsets matter, if their stored carbon goes up in smoke due to climate change.
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Trees
US set for punishing temperatures as huge ‘heat dome’ to settle over country
2021-07-24 in The GuardianHeatwave to next week roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs and wildfires
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Drought
Madagascar famine becomes first in history to be caused solely by climate crisis
2021-07-23 (or before) in The IndependentMore than 1.14 million people are food-insecure as severe droughts push communities to the brink of starvation
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Famine and Food Insecurity | Madagascar
The Briefing Room - COP26: Floods, Fire, and the Future - BBC Sounds
2021-07-22 (or before) in The BBCCan COP26 help tackle climate change and save us from droughts, wildfires and floods?
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | COP26 | Climate Change
Wildfires, floods and extreme heat: It is time to heed warnings from climate scientists
2021-07-22 by in The HillThe science is clear. The impacts and costs are clear. Climate action must therefore remain at the center of current infrastructure spending proposals.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Climate Change Impacts
American west stuck in cycle of ‘heat, drought and fire’, experts warn
2021-07-13 in The GuardianWildfires in several states are burning with worrying ferocity across a tinder-dry landscape
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | California
'Unrecognizable.' Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisis
2021-07-11 in Los Angeles TimesLake Mead is at the lowest water levels in its 85-year history. Federal officials who manage the lake expect to soon declare a water shortage.
Tagged under: Drought | California
What a Water Shortage Is Doing to Some of America’s Best Farmland
2021-06-30 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | California
Syria: drought puts Assad's 'year of wheat' in peril
2021-06-21 in middleeastmonitor.comThe 'year of wheat' campaign pushed by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is in jeopardy after low rainfall risked leaving an import gap of at least 1.5 million tonnes, Reuters has reported, citing prel...
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Brazil, Besieged by Covid, Now Faces a Severe Drought
2021-06-19 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Bolsonaro | Drought | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave
2021-06-18 in The GuardianResearchers had long forewarned of this crisis and now they’re seeing their studies and models become real life
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Drought
Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy - France 24
2021-06-09 in France 24Historic drought threatens Brazil's economy
Tagged under: Drought | Brazil
Whitehaven pleads guilty to stealing one billion litres of water during drought
2021-06-07 (or before) in Lock The Gate - Working together to stop coal and gasFarmers are relieved after Whitehaven pleaded guilty to stealing one billion litres of water at its Maules Creek coal mine, vindicating community complaints of water theft first lodged in 2018.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Coal
Climatolgists ring drought alarm | The Western Producer
2021-05-14 by in The Western ProducerFarmers should not underestimate the drought of 2021, says a North Dakota climatologist. Data from NASA shows that millions of acres of farmland, in
Tagged under: Drought
Third of global food production at risk from climate crisis
2021-05-14 in The GuardianFood-growing areas will see drastic changes to rainfall and temperatures if global heating continues at current rate
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Africa | Food Production and Consumption
Op-Ed: Yes, California is in a Drought — Even if Officials Aren’t Saying it out Loud - Pacific Institute
2021-04-30 (or before) in Pacific Institute - Advancing Solutions to the World's Most Pressing Water ChallengesTagged under: Drought | California
Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years'
2021-03-15 in The GuardianStudy of tree rings dating back to Roman empire concludes weather since 2014 has been extraordinary
Tagged under: Drought
'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill
2021-03-12 in The GuardianKern county has approved the drilling of thousands of new wells despite opposition from farmers and activists
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Fossil Fuels | California | Activism
Is this the end of forests as we've known them?
2021-03-10 in The GuardianTrees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Trees
California's rainfall is at historic lows. That spells trouble for wildfires and farms
2021-02-11 in The GuardianPrecipitation fills reservoirs, limits fire danger and feeds important crops. But the state has seen only 30% to 70% of what it would expect
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Drought | California
Utah's lack of snow could cause 'mega drought' - The Daily Universe
2021-02-07 (or before) in The Daily UniverseTagged under: Drought
Climate change disasters in B.C. likely to increase if industrial logging continues unchecked: report | CBC News
2021-02-03 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterA report commissioned by Sierra Club B.C. says keeping healthy, mature forests safe from industrial logging will help protect the province from catastrophic flooding, wildfires, droughts and heat waves caused by climate change.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Flooding | Health | Trees
Extreme weather and climate opinion: evidence from Australia - Climatic Change
2021-01-19 (or before) in Springer VerlagExtreme weather patterns can be linked to the effects of anthropogenic climate change with increasing confidence. Evidence from the USA suggests a weak relationship between individuals’ experiences of many types of weather events and concern about climate change. Using data from Australia, we investigate the effects of experiences of increases in mean temperatures and drought on a range of measures related to individuals’ beliefs in, and concerns about, climate change. Our results show no association between recent experiences of elevated temperature relative to long-term average and views about climate change, thoug...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Climate Change
Turkey drought: Istanbul could run out of water in 45 days
2021-01-13 in The GuardianWater at critically low levels across Turkey after lack of rainfall leads to most severe drought in a decade
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade
2020-10-01 in The GuardianSatellites record 61% rise in hotspots over September 2019 as scientist warns: ‘It could get worse if the drought continues’
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
UK Hydrological Status Update - May 2020 | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
2020-05-27 (or before) in UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyFor 2020 so far, the hydrological situation has been extremely mixed. In February we saw record-breaking rainfall and river flows, and one of the most significant flood events of recent years. Just a couple of months later, after a prolonged period of dry weather, records were broken at the other end of the hydrological spectrum. In the latest in a briefing note, this caused widespread and sustained flooding in many parts of the country.An exceptionally dry spring so far?March is often a 'transitional' spring month but the contrast between the UK Water Resources Portal. Figure right: April monthly mean river flows for the UK. Fr...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Predictions | Flooding | Rivers | Sea Level | Health | Water Resources
Oroville Dam Spillway Overflow February 2017
2020-05-22 (or before) in Climate SignalsA series of weather systems has delivered record-breaking heavy precipitation to California since early January 2017. On top of heavy precipitation, warm weather systems dropped rainfall in mountain regions where snow pack was forced to melt back to higher elevations and the resulting melt water joined the mountain run-off from the passing storms. Climate change contributes to both heavy precipitation as well as warmer temperatures that prematurely melt snow pack. The combination of heavy precipitation and snow-pack melt has driven the state from drought to flood. Natural climate variability in California is extremely ...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Climate Change | California | Collapse
Help needed to rescue UK's old rainfall records - BBC News
2020-03-26 (or before) in The BBCPre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Buildings Made of "Moss-Growing Concrete" Could Remove More CO2 and Air Pollution than Thousands of Trees
2020-02-03 in Return to NowResearchers have developed a “living concrete” that grows moss, lichens and fungi that could turn city buildings into giant air purifiers Spanish researchers have developed a porous, acidic concrete that acts almost like soil for moss, lichen, fungi and other drought-tolerant vegetation. They are using the material to construct prototypes […]
East Africa locust outbreak sparks calls for international help | Environment News | Al Jazeera
2020-01-25 (or before) in Al JazeeraDesert locust infestation threatens food security and livelihoods in region reeling from drought and deadly floods.
Tagged under: Drought | Africa
Huge dust storms in Australia hit central New South Wales
2020-01-19 in The GuardianVideos posted to social media show the clouds turning day into night in some areas
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought
Beetles and fire kill dozens of 'indestructible' giant sequoia trees
2020-01-18 in The GuardianDeadly interaction between insects, drought and fire damage have forced California’s park officials to trigger climate crisis plans intended for the 2050s
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Insects | California | Trees
The environment in 2050: flooded cities, forced migration – and the Amazon turning to savannah
2019-12-30 in The GuardianUnless we focus on shared solutions, violent storms and devastating blazes could be the least of the world’s troubles. Civilisation itself will be at risk
Tagged under: Deforestation | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Amazon Rainforest | IPCC | Climate Change | Geoengineering
Deadly drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry
2019-12-30 (or before) in YouTubeThe worst drought in decades is impacting 45 million people in 14 countries across southern Africa.Zimbabwe is one of the countries most affected. Al Jazeera...
Tagged under: Drought | South Africa | Africa | Zimbabwe
Yes, Australia has always had bushfires: but 2019 is like nothing we've seen before
2019-12-24 in The GuardianRecord low rainfall has contributed to a continent-scale emergency that has burned through more than 5m hectares and alarmed scientists, doctors and firefighters
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Too hot for humans? First Nations people fear becoming Australia's first climate refugees
2019-12-17 in The GuardianAs the big dry bites and temperature records tumble, Aboriginal people in Alice Springs say global heating threatens their culture and very survival
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought | Housing | Health
Fires May Have Killed Up To 1,000 Koalas, Fueling Concerns Over The Future Of The Species
2019-11-24 (or before) by in ForbesAs Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations are being threatened.
Tagged under: Bushfires | Drought
Climate change may be behind fall of ancient empire, say researchers
2019-11-13 in The GuardianDramatic shift from wet to dry climate could have caused crop failure in Neo-Assyrian empire
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change
NSW and Queensland bushfires: two dead and at least 100 homes destroyed
2019-11-09 in The GuardianSeven people unaccounted for, as fuller picture emerges of the devastation
Tagged under: Bushfires | Drought
Sustainability expert Michael Mobbs: I’m leaving the city to prep for the apocalypse
2019-09-28 in The GuardianThe man who wrote the book on living off-grid in the city plans to retreat to a rural bolthole, saying eco-friendly progress has not kept pace with the speed of climate collapse
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought | Collapse | Electricity Grid | Sustainability
California was warned about climate change 30 years ago. Now it's feeling the effects
2019-06-27 in Los Angeles TimesA report issued in 1989 warned that California would see more droughts, floods, and fires under climate change. Those projections are now coming true.
Tagged under: Drought | Predictions | Climate Change | California
Why water will be the next battleground in the fight against climate change
2018-11-28 in The GuardianIn the third part of our series looking at the climate report Trump tried to bury over Thanksgiving, we look at its alarming projections for our water supplies
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | US Politics | California | Donald Trump
World must triple efforts or face catastrophic climate change, says UN
2018-11-27 in The GuardianRapid emissions turnaround needed to keep global warming at less than 2C, report suggests
Tagged under: Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN
2018-10-08 in The GuardianUrgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCC
Tagged under: Oceans | Drought | IPCC | Climate Change | Sea Level
Media Owners Campaign
2018-09-13 in The Climate Media Coalition – Creating the Fourth Pillar of the Climate MovementDear Climate Protectors, With droughts, floods and extreme temperatures already beginning to engulf our planet, we arenow truly in Code Red Alert for humanity and the survival of what is left of na…
Tagged under: Drought
Capitalism vs. the Climate
2011-11-09 in The NationDenialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.
Tagged under: Drought | Capitalism
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