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Roy ends goal-scoring drought as Knights down Avalanche

Center Nicolas Roy scored two goals to end a 17-game drought and the Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Denver’s Ball Arena on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Scientists dig deep and find a way to accurately predict snowmelt after droughts

Where does your water supply come from?

The Conversation

Mark Kiszla: Best way for Broncos to end 15-game losing streak to Chiefs? Hire Sean Payton.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — How do the Broncos stop the madness? How do they halt the humiliation of a 15-game losing streak to Kansas City, end a seven-year playoff drought and fix quarterback Russell Wilson?

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Jets continue NFL’s longest playoff drought, but they’re only a quarterback away

Bad news: The New York Jets will miss the playoffs for the 12th straight season. Good news: They're only a quarterback away.

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Steven Stamkos scores 498th goal in Lightning’s win vs. Coyotes

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos celebrated New Year’s Eve Saturday night by snapping a six-game goal drought and helping the Lightning rally and beat the the Coyotes, 5-3, Saturday night at Amalie Arena.

Tribune News Service

Blackhawks’ drought of no power-play goals by defensemen lives into 2023

It has been 122 games since a Blackhawks defenseman scored a power-play goal. A particularly dismal power-play performance Saturday — 0-for-5 with two short-handed goals allowed — guaranteed the streak will extends into its third calendar year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Miracle or mirage? Atmospheric rivers end California drought year with heavy snow and rain

LOS ANGELES — After the driest start to any year on record, California will end 2022 with snow-capped mountains, soaked roadways and — in some places — flood warnings.

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Weather Extremes Becoming 'New Normal', Warns UK's National Trust

Britain's National Trust on Wednesday said nature and wildlife at the charity's sites had been harmed by extreme weather in the past year and warned it could become the "new normal". The heritage conservation charity's climate change adviser Keith Jones said it was a "stark illustration of the sort of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain's extreme weather set to become 'new normal' after record breaking year

After a year that has seen violent storms, raging wildfires, severe drought and record-breaking heat, Brits are warned extreme weather is set to become the 'new normal'

Daily Mirror

Southern hairy-nosed wombat population booms on Nullarbor after drought breaks

If you're driving between SA and WA this holiday season, keep your eyes peeled for southern hairy-nosed wombats, with up to 200 per square kilometre in some parts of the desert.

ABC News

Depletion of groundwater is accelerating in California’s Central Valley, study finds

Scientists have discovered that the pace of groundwater depletion in California’s Central Valley has accelerated dramatically during the drought as heavy agricultural pumping has drawn down aquifer levels to new lows and now threatens to devastate the underground water reserves.

Los Angeles Times

Warner roars to double ton, retires hurt

Australia veteran David Warner retired hurt with cramps after reaching a double century in his 100th Test, ending a run of almost three years without a ton.

AAP

Broncos fire Nathaniel Hackett after 51-14 loss to Los Angeles Rams

When Broncos general manager George Paton hired Nathaniel Hackett to his first NFL head coaching job 11 months ago, he hoped he was infusing a jolt of energy and offensive creativity back into a proud franchise in the midst of a six-year playoff drought.

The Denver Post

Climate may have driven Huns to raid

Droughts that plagued Europe 1500 years ago may have incentivized raiders that crushed the Roman Empire

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Climate change threatens centuries-old oases in Morocco

Residents of the oasis of Alnif say they can’t remember a drought this bad: The land is dry. Some wells are empty. Palm groves that date back more than 100 years are barren.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wake Forest extends Missouri's bowl misery, holds off Tigers in Gasparilla Bowl

In a season defined by narrow losses, Missouri saved one more for the 2022 finale, falling to Wake Forest, 27-17, in Friday’s Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The loss extended Mizzou’s bowl drought another year and means Eli Drinkwitz will have to wait until his fourth season to produce his…

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Drought decimated bogong moth numbers. Now flooding rains are bringing them back to the Australian Alps

They weigh "less than a Tic Tac", yet bogong moths manage to migrate 1,000 kilometres in their billions each year. Scientists are concerned weather extremes may be their undoing.

Daily Mirror

Thousands set to get £30 knocked off their next water bill - see who's eligible

South West Water confirmed customers in Cornwall are set to receive £30 off their next water bill after helping restore Colliford Reservoir, which was depleted by the summer's drought

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This is what displaced Somalians want you to know about their humanitarian crisis

Dusty camps of displaced people have sprung up on the outskirts of cities. They ran from their homes because of drought, famine and fighting that involves the militant group al-Shabaab.

AAP

Time to end men's Open drought: de Minaur

Alex de Minaur says Ash Barty's Australian Open triumph can provide the inspiration for an overdue hometown victory in the 2023 men's draw.

The Conversation

Addicted to chilli? Here's how it might help us regain our sense of taste after COVID

The news of a hot chilli sauce shortages earlier this year – due to high temperatures and drought in agricultural regions – prompted warnings to stock up on supplies or forego adding this flavor to your food. But what prompts people to want to do this in the first place?

Sports Illustrated

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky Says He Could Lead Jets to Playoffs As Quarterback

The former NFL quarterback turned analyst believes he could bring the magic touch to end the franchise’s playoff drought.

The Texas Tribune

Watch: Panhandle cotton farmers, rural economies struggle under “exceptional” drought conditions

“A year like this, where everything is disaster, is just, I’d say, devastating,” cotton farmer Steven Walker said.

Tribune News Service

Planning for dry times: The West considers more reservoirs and aquifers

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — As parched California receives much needed rain and snow this winter, some local water officials are calling on state leaders to invest in new infrastructure projects that will store freshwater for inevitable dry times to come.

The Conversation

2022's US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves and droughts

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms – and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts.

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