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China Articles
Drought Hit China’s Breadbasket 0525.rtfChina Reports ‘Most Severe’ Heat Wave and 3rd Driest Summer on Record 0922.rtfClimate Crisis Forces China to Ration Electricity 0822.rtfChina’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit 0822.rtfChina's Fragile Economy Is Being Hammered by Driest Riverbeds since 1865 - 0822.rtfDrought-Fueled Power Crisis in China Poses Risk to Clean Energy 0822.rtf - shortfall in hydro power. Projected GDP growth cut to 3%.China Seeds Clouds for Yangtze Basin, in Worst Heat Wave on Record 0822.rtf - The Yangtze is drying up and shrinking, like many other rivers in the Northern Hemisphere.China Is Facing Its Worst Power Shortage in a Decade, a Whole-World Problem 0621.rtfDrought in Northern China Is Worst on Record, Officials Say 0617.rtf - inner Inner Mongolia to BeijingAncient Chinese Graffiti Warns of Droughts Ahead 0815.rtf - based on 500 years of stalactites, big drought in late 2030sHow China, the World's Biggest Polluter, Is Dealing with Climate Change 0715.rtf - includes drought in Ningxia and consequent relocationsClick for moreChina Articles
Taiwan Aims to Rein In Water Use, amid Unusual Drought 0515.rtfHow China's Thirst for Clean Drinking Water May Raise Its CO2 Emissions 0415.rtfChina’s Parched Plains Ending Run of Record Corn Harvests 1114.rtfCloud-Seeding Can’t Save China’s Farmers from Serious Drought 0814.rtfDrought Could End 11 Years of Chinese Harvest Growth 0814.rtfChina Tries Hi-Tech Rain Dance as It Roasts in Heat Wave 0813.rtfChina's Soaring Coal Use Makes Its Water Scarcity Much Worse 0713.rtfDrought Slams Yunnan's 'Water Tower' 0413.rtfChina – High and Dry 0513.rtfChina Droughts Raise Water Supply Concerns 0313.rtfUN Cites Risk to China's Wheat Crop 0211.rtfWater Crisis in China 0910.rtfWorst Drought in 50+ Years Shrivels China’s Wheat Belt 0109.rtf
India Articles
Water Scarcity Worst in South Asia - UN 1123.rtfThis Is How Serious India's Drought Has Become 0516.rtfNorth India Drought Triggers Water Wars 0709.rtfMonsoon Might Fail More Often due to Climate Change 1212.rtfModi Fiddles as Drought Shrivels India's Crops 0915.rtfMillions of Indians Face Worst Drought in Decades 0313.rtfIs India Facing Its Worst-Ever Water Crisis? 0316.rtfIndia’s Worst Drought in 150 Years Requires Adaptation 0517.rtfIndia’s Rain Woes Grow Bigger, Scientists Worried 0414.rtfIndia's Drought Migrants Head to Cities, in Desperate Search for Water 0416.rtfIndia to ‘Divert Rivers' to Tackle Drought 0516.rtfIndia Set to Lower ‘Normal Rain’ Baseline as Droughts Bite 0719.rtfClick for moreIndia Articles
India Monsoon Driest Since 1972 1009.rtfGroundwater Forum Warns of Severe Drought in South Asia 0616.rtfDriest August in over a Century Risks Worsening India’s Grain Curbs 0823.rtfDeadly Tensions Rise as India’s Water Supply Runs Dangerously Low 0618.rtfCrop-Loss Farmers Sell Their Children to Survive 0515.rtfCrippling Drought in Central India Leaves Millions on Brink 0516.rtf - after 2 “failed” monsoons in a rowClimate Change Leaves Kashmir’s Economy High and Dry 0516.rtfChennai, India’s 6th Largest City, Is Almost Entirely Out of Water 0619.rtfBattling Century's Worst Drought, India's Farmers Revive Traditional Grains 0817.rtfArmed Guards at India's Dams as Drought Grips Country 0516.rtf3 Straight Failed Monsoons, Bad Drought, Make Angry Clashes in Karnataka 0916.rtf
Middle East Articles
How ‘Day Zero’ Water Shortages in Iran Are Fueling Protests 0126.rtfIran Faces Unprecedented Drought, as Water Crisis Hits Tehran 1125.rtfKabul's Wells Run Dry, Driving Children Out of Class and into Water Queues 0925.rtfHistoric Drought, Wheat Shortage to Test Syria’s New Leadership 0825.rtfKabul Is Running Dry and Solutions Might Come Too Late 0825.rtfClimate Change Is Causing Severe Drought in a Volatile Mideast Zone 1123.rtfIt’s Scorching in Iran, and There’s Less and Less Water to Help 0723.rtfConfronting Climate Change — and the Taliban — in Afghanistan 0323.rtfAfter Comeback, Southern Iraq’s Marshes Are Now Drying Up 0123.rtfSandstorm Wave Sweeps Middle East, Sending 1,000s to Hospitals 0522.rtfIraq’s 2nd Largest Lake Is Drying Up, Turning Up Dead Fish 0222.rtfClick for moreMiddle East Articles
Drought Leaves Afghans Hungry as Economic Collapse Looms 1221.rtfIran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages 1121.rtfDrought Turns Part of Iran into a New Dust Bowl 0119.rtfDrought Puts Iraq at Risk of Jihadist Resurgence 0918.rtfWater Pressures Rise in Pakistan as Drought Meets a Growing Population 0618.rtfIsrael to Top Up Sea of Galilee after Years of Drought 0618.rtfEmergency Alerts Loom, as Drought Takes Hold in War-Torn Afghanistan 0418.rtfWater Crisis Spurs Protests in Iran 0318.rtfDrought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq’s Breadbasket 1117.rtfGroundwater Forum Warns of Severe Drought in South Asia 0616.rtf1998-2012 Drought in Mideast Was Worst in at Least 900 Years – NASA 0316.rtfScarred Riverbeds and Dead Pistachio Trees in a Parched Iran 1215.rtfHow Climate Change Is Threatening Iraq’s Fragile Security 1015.rtfMiddle East Faces Water Shortages for the Next 25 Years 0815.rtfHow Climate Change Helped ISIS 1014.rtfIran Prays for Rain amid Acute Water Shortage 0914.rtfIs Climate Change Destabilizing Iraq? 0914.rtfJordan’s Farmers Struggle to Weather Climate Change 1113.rtfNASA Sees Big Water Loss in Middle East 0213.rtfMiddle East Drought's Water Refugees 0110.rtfIraq Runs Dry 0609.rtfDrought Turns Garden of Eden into Cracked Earth 0409.rtf
Other Asia Articles
Droughts in Brazil and Vietnam Are Driving up Global Coffee Prices 1224.rtfKashmiris Suffer through a Dry Winter, Waiting for Snow. Blame Climate Change. 0124.rtfClimate Change Is Causing Severe Drought in a Volatile Mideast Zone 1123.rtfKazakhstan Steppes Battered by One of Worst Droughts in Living Memory 0821.rtfParched Taiwan Prays for Rain as 18-Month Drought Hits Sun Moon Lake 0521.rtfAs Tensions Rise in the Southern Caucasus, Water Shortages Continue 0920.rtfThailand Tackles Worst Drought in 40 Years 0220.rtfClick for moreOther Asia Articles
Rivers Run Dry in Bali as Tourism, Drought, Overwhelm Water Supply 1219.rtfBeset by Drought, Indonesia to Start Cloud Seeding to Induce Rain 0719.rtfLowest Rainfall In Decades Pushes North Korea Toward Famine 0519.rtfAs Rural Sri Lanka Dries Out, Young Farmers Look for New Job Options 0817.rtfWorst Drought in 16 Years Threatens Food Supplies in North Korea 0717.rtfWorst Drought in 30 Years Could Cost Sri Lanka Billions 0117.rtfDevastating Droughts Continue as El Niño Subsides 0716.rtfDeluge Turns to Dearth for Bangladesh, as Age-Old Water Woes Take New Form 0716.rtfVietnam Drought Leaves 1 Million in Urgent Need of Food Aid 0616.rtfUnprecedented Drought and Shrinking Glaciers in Nepal 0616.rtfCambodia Takes Solace from Plow Ceremony, amid Worst Drought in 50 Years 0516.rtfEl Niño Dries Up Asia as Its Stormy Sister La Niña Looms 0416.rtfDelta Drought Gives Glimpse into Bleak Future for Mighty Mekong 0416.rtfGlobal Warming Hits Rice Bowls 0316.rtfBangkok Slaps Curfew on World's Biggest Water Fight, amid Drought 0316.rtfEl Niño Parches Asia Pacific, Destroying Crops and Drying Up Water Sources 0116.rtfNorth Korea Says It’s Been Hit by Worst Drought in 100 Years 0615.rtfBorneo’s Sarawak Rivers Drying Up 0914.rtfPakistan's Largest City Thirsts for a Water Supply 0814.rtfClimate Change Hits Nepal’s Upper Mustang Region 0913.rtf
Africa
Africa
2021-2025 Articles
2021-2025 Articles
Forests Can Be Assets or Liabilities. It's Up to Us. 1225.rtf
Somalia Declares Drought Emergency as Millions Face Hunger 1225.rtfWorld’s Record Heat Is Worsening Air Pollution and Health in Global South 0125.rtfWhy Hydropower Is Failing This Nation — and Could Fail Others 1124.rtfSouthern Africa Endures Its Worst Hunger Crisis in Decades, due to El Niño 1024.rtfDrought Parches World’s Largest Man-Made Lake, Stripping Zambia’s Electricity 1024.rtfBotswana Fights Worst Drought in Decades 0824.rtfDrought Gripping Morocco Is Bad Omen for Global Food Supplies 0624.rtfHow an El Niño-Driven Drought Brought Hunger to Southern Africa 0524.rtfDrought Shrinks Morocco’s Vital Al Massira Reservoir by 97% - 0424.rtf24+ Million Face Hunger, Water Shortages as Extreme Droughts, Floods Sweep Southern Africa 0424.rtfClick for moreRecord Drought Imperils Food, Copper Output in Southern Africa 0324.rtf‘Hot Continent’ Perception Downplays Africa's Heat Wave Dangers 0723.rtfHuman-Driven Climate Crisis Fueling Horn of Africa Drought 0423.rtfLow Water Levels Have Created an Energy Crisis at Africa’s’s Largest Dam 0123.rtfIn Famed Game Park at Foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Animals Are Giving Up 1222.rtfAfrica’s Unreported Extreme Weather in 2022 and Climate Change 1022.rtfProlonged Drought Brings Famine, Death and Fear to Somalia 1022.rtfHorn of Africa Drought Places 22 Million People at Risk of Starvation 0822.rtfDrought and Rising Prices Are Fueling Insecurity in Kenya 0822.rtf‘We Just Pray for Rain’ - Niger in the Eye of Climate Crisis, as Children Starve 0622.rtfHorn of Africa Drought Kills Over 1.5 Million Livestock 0222.rtf6 Dead Giraffes Together Capture Kenya Drought Horror 1221.rtfClimate Change Not Causing Madagascar Drought, Famine 1221.rtf - not the #1 cause. Now inDrought in Northern Kenya Pushes Millions towards Hunger 1021.rtfDrought Puts 2.1 Million Kenyans at Risk of Starvation 0921.rtf4 Years without Rain Leave Madagascar Facing Climate Change-Induced Famine 0821.rtfAt Least 1 Million People Face Starvation as Madagascar’s Drought Worsens 0521.rtfTaps and Reservoirs Run Dry, as Moroccan Drought Hits Farmers 1020.rtfSouth Africa’s New Drought Is a National Emergency, for 2nd Time in 2 Years 0320.rtfDrought Devastates Food, Power Supplies in Zambia and Zimbabwe 1219.rtfVictoria Falls Dries to a Trickle after Worst Drought in a Century 1219.rtfSouth Africa Rations Water to Save Dwindling Supplies 1019.rtfFlight to the Future, in Somaliland 0919.rtf - Worsening droughts mean most farm country will no longer support crops. Farmers flee to cities and out of country.Researchers Warn of ‘Unexpected Implications' as Climate Risks Converge 0719.rtf - Up to 40% of rain in East Africa comes from evaporation of irrigation water in India, for example.Why the Next Climate Change Disaster Could Be in Somalia 1218.rtfCape Town 'Day Zero' Pushed Back to 2019, as Dams Fill Up in South Africa 0418.rtfHotter, Drier, Hungrier - How Global Warming Punishes the World’s Poorest 0318.rtfMore Frequent Drought in Somalia Breeds Conflict over Fertile Land 0318.rtfDrought Inflicts Mounting Losses to Crops in South Africa's Western Cape 0318.rtfWater Crisis Intensifies in Cape Town 0118.rtfCape Town Rations Water before Reservoirs Hit Zero 1017.rtfSolar Grid Keeps Harvests High, Hospitals Lit in Parched Rural Zimbabwe 0917.rtfAfter Months of Water Rationing, Nairobi May Run Dry 0717.rtfSouth Africa's Western Cape Declares Drought Disaster 0517.rtf - Region suffers 2-year drought, water shortage worst in 113 yearsAs Drought Sweeps Kenya, Herders Invade Farms 0317.rtfCongo Risks 50% Power Drop, due to Low Rainfall, Record Low Congo River 0317.rtfFarmers in Sudan Battle Climate Change and Hunger, as Desert Creeps Closer 1216.rtfHotSpots H2O - Africa’s Water Challenges 1116.rtfDevastating Droughts Continue as El Niño Subsides 0716.rtfAs Drought Grips South Africa, a Conflict over Water and Coal 0516.rtf - its most extreme drought since 1900Drought-Hit Ethiopia Needs Money for Seeds, as Rains Begin 0316.rtfAs Mozambique's Rivers Dry Up, Hopes of a Harvest Evaporate Too 0216.rtfDry Ivory Coast Weather May Cut Season’s Mid-Crop, Farmers Say 0216.rtfDrought May Affect 49 Million in Southern Africa 0216.rtfDrought-Stricken Zimbabwe Declares State of Disaster 0216.rtfSouth Africa Suffers Driest Year on Record in 2015 - 0116.rtfEl Niño Cools Africa’s Economic Engine 1215.rtfIn Ethiopia, Millions Face Weather-Related Food Shortages, Aid Group Says 1215.rtfSouth Africa to Name 2 More Provinces as Drought Disaster Areas 1115.rtfZimbabwe’s Mega Zambezi Dam Project Could Flounder as Climate Changes 1115.rtfEthiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains under Severe Drought 1015.rtfZambian President Blames Global Warming for Worst Power Crisis 0915.rtf70 Million Nigerians Affected by Desertification, Drought 0915.rtfAs Droughts Worsen, Joined-Up Adaptations Build Resilience in Arid Kenya 0915.rtfAs Drought Destroys Maize, Zimbabwe Tries Out New Staples 0915.rtfFleeing Drought, Climate Migrants Press Zimbabwe's Fertile East 0815.rtfMiddle East Faces Water Shortages for the Next 25 Years 0815.rtfNumber of Ethiopians Needing Food Aid Surges to 4.5 Million, after Failed Rains 0815.rtfZimbabweans Go Hungry, as Drought Hammers Southern Africa 0515.rtfEl Niño Could Bring Drought and Famine in West Africa 0515.rtfDrought, Expanding Deserts and ‘Food for Jihad' Drive Mali's Conflict 0415.rtfAfrica Faces Water Crisis Despite Discovery of Huge Aquifers 1013.rtfAngola Government in Denial over Impact of Severe Drought 1013.rtfRejuvenating Rains Don't Come to Namibian Desert 0813.rtfSahel Region Set for Rise in Climate Refugees 0813.rtfDrought Worsens Child Malnutrition in Cameroon 0713.rtfShrinking Aquifers in Drought-Stricken Areas 0613.rtfPollution Led to African Drought 0613.rtfCommercial Farms, Climate Shifts Dry Tanzanian River Basin 0613.rtfSomalia Famine Blamed Partly on Climate Change 0313.rtfClimate Change Hits Zimbabwe Agriculture 1012.rtfMore Frequent Droughts Likely in Eastern Africa 0111.rtfEast Africa Reels from 6-Year Drought 1209.rtfKenya Drought Leaves 10 Million Hungry 0109.rtfWest Africa Struggles to Fill a Sahel Climate Gap about Future 0513.rtf
2013 photos: Egypt farm along the Nile was irrigated Angola, October 2013
Latin America
Latin America
Brazil Articles
Observed Shifts in Regional Climate Linked to Amazon Deforestation 1125.rtf - Forest loss has contributed to shift climate toward higher land surface temperatures, lower evapotranspiration, lower dry season rainfall, and fewer rainy days, especially in regions with forest cover <60%.Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Falls 11%, even as Fires Surge to Record Levels 1025.rtfMoisture and Temperature Were Key Drivers of Record 2023 Amazon Drought 1025.rtfMore Deforestation Leads to Drier Dry Season in Amazon Basin 0925.rtfWorld’s Record Heat Is Worsening Air Pollution and Health in Global South 0125.rtfClimate Crisis ‘Wreaking Havoc’ on Earth’s Water Cycle 0125.rtfDroughts in Brazil and Vietnam Are Driving up Global Coffee Prices 1224.rtfMore than 420,000 Children Affected by Record Drought in Amazon - UN 1124.rtf8 Dead as Violent Storms Sweep Brazil after Worst-Ever Drought 1024.rtfDramatic Shrinking of Major Amazon Rivers 0924.rtfIn Brazil’s Worst Drought, Wildfires Rage and Amazon River Hits Record Low 0924.rtfSevere Drought Has Returned to the Amazon, Earlier than Expected 0824.rtfSevere Amazon Drought Made 30 Times More Likely by Climate Change 0124.rtfDrought Turns Amazonian Capital into Climate Dystopia 1023.rtfClick for moreBrazil Articles
In Brazil’s Amazon, Rivers Fall to Record Low Levels during Drought 1023.rtf‘Without Water, There Is No Life’ - Amazonas Drought Sharpens Fears for Future 1023.rtfClimate Change Brings Extreme, Early Impact to South America 0322.rtfBrazil, Breakfast Maker for the World, Is Plagued by Fire, Frost and Drought 0921.rtfAmazon Rainforest Likely Drier, More Fire-Prone This Year 0420.rtfStudy Finds Human Influence in Amazon's 3rd 1-in-100 Year Drought since 2005 - 0817.rtfBrazil Races against Time to Save Drought-Hit City, Dying Crops 0217.rtfRecord Heat and Drought Seen in Amazon during 2015-16 El Niño 0117.rtfAs Brazil's Largest City Struggles With Drought, Residents Are Leaving 1115.rtfNew NASA Data Shows Brazil's Drought Deeper than Thought 1015.rtfDrought Drives Water Shortage to Critical Stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil 0815.rtfUpdate on São Paulo Drought - Out of Fire, into Frying Pan 0515.rtfSao Paulo’s Reservoirs Feel Pinch of Failed Wet Season 0315.rtfTaps Start to Run Dry in Brazil’s Largest City 0215.rtfBrazil's Most Populous Region Facing Worst Drought in 80 Years 0115.rtfSão Paulo’s Water Crisis- Reservoir Hogs 1214.rtfDrought-Hit Sao Paulo May 'Get Water from Mud' 1114.rtfWater War Amid Brazil Drought Leads to Fight Over Puddles 1114.rtfBiggest Brazil Metro Area Desperate for Water 1114.rtfElection-Year Water Crisis Taking a Toll on Brazil's Economy 1114.rtfAmazon Rainforest Losing Ability to Regulate Climate 1014.rtfDrying Amazon Could Be Major Carbon Concern 1014.rtfRain-Making Amazon Forest Shrinks, So São Paulo Is Running Out of Water 1014.rtfWater Crisis Squeezes São Paulo State 1014.rtfSão Paulo Running Out of Water Unless Reserve Tapped Now 1014.rtfBrazil Drought Crisis Deepens in São Paulo 1014.rtf - Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte) too.Drought Plagues Brazil’s Richest Metropolis 1014.rtfBrazil Drought Crisis Leads to Rationing and Tensions 0914.rtfWhat's Next for Brazil's Cerrado, Deforested Focus of Booming Agriculture? 0514.rtfFarmers Seeking Heat Relief Signal Brazil Climate Peril 0414.rtfDrought Could Drain More Than Brazil's Coffee Crop 0214.rtfFailed Rainy Season Gives 12 Million São Paulo Residents a Critical Water Crisis 0214.rtfHow the Old Amazon May Help Explain the New 0413.rtfBrutal 2013 Drought Lingers in Brazil 0413.rtfSevere Amazon Droughts Linked to Climate Change 0113.rtfBrazil Faces Electricity Shortage from Drought 0113.rtf2010 Amazon Drought Generated More CO2 Than US 0211.rtf
Mexico Articles
Drying-Up Rio Grande Basin Threatens Water Security on Both Sides of Border 1125.rtfMexico Swelters through Record Hot Days in Lead-Up to Election 0524.rtfMexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening. 0524.rtfMexico City May Be Just Months Away from Running Out of Water 0224.rtfXalapa’s Chronic Water Scarcity Reflects Mexico’s Deepening National Crisis 0124.rtfDrought-Stricken Mexico Turns to Cloud Seeding to Make It Rain 0823.rtfNorthern Mexico Has a Historic Water Shortage 0822.rtfMexico’s Cruel Drought - ‘Here You Have to Chase the Water’ 0822.rtfIn Drought-Plagued Northern Mexico, 10s of 1,000s of Cows Are Starving to Death 0721.rtf‘Mega-Drought’ along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations 0721.rtfStubborn Drought Expected to Tax Mexico for Years 0312.rtfMexico's Worst Drought in 71 Years 0312.rtfWorsening Mexico City Water Shortage 1009.rtfMexico Articles
More Latin America
We Are Crying for Rain’ – Suriname’s Villages Go Hungry as Drought Bites 0125.rtfBrazilMexicoLa Niña Effects Surprise Argentine Farmers, as Dryness Kicks In 0125.rtfEcuador’s (& Neighbors') Rivers Run Dry and the Lights Go Out 1224.rtfMore than 420,000 Children Affected by Record Drought in Amazon - UN 1124.rtfDriest Month in 55 Years Leads Bogotá to Tighten Water Controls 0924.rtfSouth America Drought Brings Wildfires and Blackouts 0924.rtfClimate Change Is Drying Up Titicaca, the Biggest Lake in the Andes 0624.rtfDrought Alert for Receding Lake Titicaca Worries Indigenous for Future 0723.rtfUruguay Drought Leaves Millions without Tap Water Fit for Drinking 0723.rtfDay Zero for Water Threatens Uruguay’s Capital 0623.rtfClick for moreMore Latin America
More Than a Decade of Megadrought Brought a Summer of Megafires to Chile 0423.rtfClimate Disasters in Latin America Threaten Global Food Security 0722.rtf‘Consequences Will Be Dire’ - Chile’s Water Crisis Is Reaching Breaking Point 0622.rtfChile’s Unprecedented Plan to Ration water as Drought Enters 13th Year 0422.rtfParaguay’s Drought Hits Biodiversity, Indigenous Communities the Hardest 0222.rtfDying Crops, Spiking Energy Bills, Showers Once a Week. South America’s Climate Future Has Arrived. 0921.rtfThe Paraná River, South America’s Economic Lifeline, Is Shriveling 0921.rtfClimate Change Fueling Warm Ocean ‘Blob' Causing Chile Megadrought 0821.rtfChile's Record-Breaking Drought Makes Climate Change ‘Very Easy' to See 0821.rtfThe Parched Paraná River 0720.rtfDrought-Hit Argentina Faces Water Worries amid Covid-19 Pandemic 0420.rtfEl Salvador Declares Emergency to Ensure Food Supply in Severe Drought 0718.rtfEcological Catastrophe Turned a Vast Bolivian Lake into a Salt Desert 0118.rtfIn Chile, Many Regard Climate Change as the Greatest External Threat 0717.rtfBolivians Face Historic Drought. Global Warming Could Intensify It. 1116.rtfBolivian Water Crisis as Glaciers Vanish 1116.rtfVenezuela Shuts Down for a Week, as Drought Cripples Electricity Supply 0316.rtfJamaica’s Aging Water Systems Falter under Intense Heat and Drought 1115.rtfPanama Canal Sets Cargo Limits on Ships, due to Drought 0815.rtfCuba on Edge, as Drought Worsens 0815.rtfPuerto Rico Extends Water Restrictions as Drought Worsens 0815.rtfNo Let-up Seen in Santiago's Driest June in 50 Years 0615.rtfBare Slopes Leave Chile Ski Resorts Feeling Like California 0615.rtfClimate Change in Nicaragua Pushes Farmers into Uncertain World 1214.rtfOnly a Few Drops of Water at the Lima Climate Summit 1114.rtfNot Just California - Droughts Extend Across Americas 1014.rtfCasanare Drought Raises Colombia Climate Fears 0414.rtfRainforest Absorption of CO2 Becoming Erratic 0114.rtfAs Reservoirs Shrink and Farms Expand, Chile’s Agriculture at Risk 0913.rtfDrying Climate Collapsed Maya Civilization 1112.rtfCuba Faces Worst Drought in 50 Years 0411.rtf
Europe
Europe
Articles
Climate Change Made Heat and Dryness Fueling Iberian Wildfires 40 x Likelier 0925.rtfFarmers Consider Abandoning Drought-Hit Region in Central Hungary 0825.rtf‘On a Knife Edge’ – Hot Dry Spring Threatens UK’s Harvest 0625.rtfDrought Fears in Europe amid Reports May Was World’s 2nd Hottest Ever 0625.rtfDrought-Hit Danube River Reveals Scuttled German World War II Ships 0924.rtfSpain's Historic Drought Is a Global Warning 0224.rtfExtreme Drought Is Wreaking Havoc on Daily Life in Spain 0723.rtfSE UK Faces Early Hosepipe Ban, as Drinking Water Stocks Face Record Demand 0623.rtfCatalonia’s Farmers Face Threat of Drought … and a Plague of Hungry Rabbits 0423.rtfA Spanish Reservoir, Sau, Immortalized by Pop Rock, Goes Dry 0423.rtfClick for moreArticles
Venice Canals Run Dry amid fears Italy Faces Another Drought 0223.rtfFrance’s Hottest Year Was Also Very Dry, as Warming Angst Mounts 0123.rtfEurope’s Drought May Be Continent’s Worst in at Least 500 Years 0822.rtfIn France’s Worst Drought on Record, Water Is Called Blue Gold 0822.rtfHistoric Drought Threatens to Cripple European Trade 0822.rtf63% of Land in the EU and UK Is Now Experiencing Drought 0822.rtfSource of River Thames Dries Out ‘for 1st Time’ during Drought 0822.rtfEngland Records Driest July in 87 Years, amid Sizzling Heat Wave 0822.rtfEurope’s Big Dry 0722.rtfDrought Tightens Grip on Northern Italy 0722.rtfSpain, Portugal Dryness Unprecedented in 1,200 Years 0722.rtfItaly Declares State of Emergency on Impact from Drought 0722.rtfEurope Faces a Future of Extreme Droughts 0422.rtfRecent European Droughts ‘Worst in 2,000 Years' 0321.rtfExtreme Droughts in Central Europe Are Likely to Increase 7-Fold 0820.rtfGermany’s Most Important River Is Drying Out 0420.rtfSunniest Spring on Record Raises U.K. Drought Risk 0520.rtf100-Year Drought Hits Poor EU Region Already Reeling from Virus 0520.rtfCzechs Fear Historic Drought Is Threatening Harvest, Water Supplies 0420.rtfGerman Forest Fire Risk Spikes amid High Temperatures, Drought 0419.rtfGermany Adapts from Its Year of Record Drought 0319.rtfCalls for Farm Support Intensify, as Europe Struggles with Heat Wave, Drought 0718.rtfDrought-Hit Rome to Avoid Water Rationing - City Utility 0717.rtfHeat and Drought Feed Wildfires in Italy, Threaten Beaches near Rome 0717.rtfOne of Worst Droughts in Decades Devastates South Europe Crops 0717.rtfEurope Is Parched, in a Sign of Times to Come 0915.rtfOlive Oil Prices Set to Rise Sharply after Andalusia Drought 0814.rtfSoils of UK and Europe Drying Out 0511.rtfHalf of Britain in Drought, Worst in 36 Years 0412.rtfWarming Brings Mediterranean Droughts Oftener 1011.rtf
Australia & New Zealand
Australia & New Zealand
Articles
Drought Spurs Australia to Import Rice or Risk Empty Shelves 0720.rtfThirst Turns to Anger as Australia's Mighty River Runs Dry 1019.rtf - the Darling, in worst drought since 1900 or earlierAustralia’s Drought Likely to Continue for Another 3 Months 0818.rtf - 2nd driest autumn on record. Drought extends from north of Brisbane most of the way to Melbourne and Adelaide.Great Southern Drought - Australian Farmers Crippled, Climate Action Stalled.rtf - Autumn of 2017 in southern Australia was the driest for 116 years. And 2017 was also the hottest year ever in New South Wales.Australia's Drought-Hit Farmers to Miss Any Benefit from U.S.-China Trade War 0818.rtfClick for moreArticles
Worsening Drought Pushes Australian Farmers to the Brink 0618.rtfEl Niño Outlook Daunting for Aussie Farmers Already in Drought’s Grip 0515.rtfEl Niño Strengthens. Hope for Serious Drought Relief? 0515.rtf1,000 Year Old Ice Core History Allows New Drought Risk Scenarios 1214.rtfDrought Hits Queensland Milk Supplies 1214.rtfNew South Wales Farmers Battle Worst Drought in 100 Years 0914.rtfAustralia's Dry South to Become Even Drier 0714.rtfRecord Drought Hits Australia 1107.rtfDrought Could Cost NZ $2B 0313.rtfNew Zealand Drought Worst in 30 Years 0313.rtfTop 3 Wildfire Hot Spot, SE Australia 0812.rtfOzone Hole Has Dried Australia 0411.rtfAustralian Wildfires Kill At Least 84 People 0209.rtf
Canada
Canada
Severe Drought Torments British Columbia, a Year after Devastating Floods 1022.rtfWe Need to Talk about B.C.’s Drought 1022.rtfSeverity and Sweep of Canada Prairie Droughts Could Spiral as Climate Changes 0322.rtfManitoba’s Drought, Worsened by Climate Crisis, Is Upending Prairie Life 0721.rtfWhat’s behind the Driest Year for Lake Ontario since 1966? 0721.rtfStudy Shows Impact of Irrigation on Drought, Climate Change in Alberta 0815.rtfSigns of Drought Appear to Be in Western Canada for the Long Term 0615.rtf
Other & Multiple Countries
Other & Multiple Countries
Articles
Obama Declares Disaster, as Marshall Islands Suffers Worst-Ever Drought 0416.rtfEl Niño Parches Asia Pacific, Destroying Crops and Drying Up Water Sources 0116.rtf1:3 of Papua New Guineans Suffering Drought Crisis 1115.rtfEl Niño Threatens Food Supplies in Papua New Guinea 1015.rtfSevere Drought, Floods Destroy Crops in Papua New Guinea Highlands 0915.rtfPapua New Guinea Warns of Worst Drought in 20 Years 0815.rtfSimultaneous Disasters Batter Pacific Islands 0713.rtfRussia Halts Wheat Exports- Panic 0810.rtfArticles
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