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Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming – but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect

Australia’s latest State of the Climate Report offers grim reading. As if recent floods weren’t bad enough, the report warns of worsening fire seasons, more drought years and, when rain comes, more intense downpours. It begs the question: is it too late to avoid dangerous warming?

The Conversation

Senegal to receive aid payouts from drought insurance - spokesperson

Senegal is due to receive around 330,000 pounds ($400,500) in insurance payments from aid organisations to protect against the risk of drought, a spokesperson for the aid groups said on Thursday.

Reuters

Raave Tapes press play on new singles and comeback shows

TWO new singles and two massive hometown shows. The long drought for Raave Tapes is about to end in a flurry.

Newcastle Herald

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Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq's southern marshes

Iraq’s water buffaloes are suffering from dire water shortages in the country's iconic southern marshes

The Independent UK

A desperate wait for water in a drying Amazon

In the remote city of Rio Branco in Acre state, some fear a climate tipping point has already been reached as the rainy season brings floods and the dry season, droughts, writes Terrence McCoy

The Independent UK

‘We lived there once’: An underwater mosque resurfaces in India

A mosque’s appearance stirs memories of displacement for people who lost their village when it was flooded 34 years ago.

Al Jazeera

Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as an extended drought devastates crops and puts the pinch on human activities in the Mediterranean country

The Independent UK

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Flash droughts threaten the environment

Extreme dry periods, or flash droughts, threaten crop yields and cause stochastic, destructive events

Salon

UK's anti-Europe stance threatens Scottish science schemes, SNP warn

SCOTLAND faces the risk of an innovation drought if Westminster ditches a European funding programme, a Government minister has warned.

The National (Scotland)

England, Netherlands Launch Bid for World Cup Glory

European heavyweights England and the Netherlands launch their World Cup campaigns on Monday as the tournament in Qatar shifts into a higher gear after a dispiriting defeat for the hosts. Asian champions Qatar became the first home nation to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arsenal's four best and worst World Cup scenarios as Jesus breaks drought and Tielemans transfer

Mikel Arteta will be without several key players over the few weeks or so because of the World Cup, but what would be Arsenal's best and worst-case scenario during the tournament?

Football London

'We got really lucky': Why California escaped another destructive fire season in 2022

Despite months of warnings fueled by extreme heat and drought-desiccated conditions, California's deadly fire season ended with remarkably little area burned, with just 362,403 acres scorched in 2022, compared with more than 2.5 million acres the year before.

Los Angeles Times

A climate reparations insurance scheme

A group of countries led by Germany announced a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield at COP27

Salon

Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns

SALINAS, Calif. — In a decision that sheds harsh light on the state’s commitment to environmental justice amid growing drought anxiety, the California Coastal Commission has granted conditional approval to a controversial Monterey Bay desalination project that even the commission’s own staff said would unfairly burden a historically underserved community.

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The Independent UK

How women and girls vulnerable to climate change are fighting back

ActionAid’s photo essay series features women and girls from Bangladesh, Kenya, Somaliland and Senegal who are battling against climate change

Reuters

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent.

WEKU

Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine

In Chad, one of the continent's poorest countries, rising food and fuel prices — and drought — have left many hungry and unable to afford the limited food that is for sale.

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ll rarely find a climate denier in east Africa’

Having spent years in the US, journalist Caroline Kimeu is now seeing the agonising impacts of the climate crisis in Kenya

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Al Jazeera

Zakhiku: The ancient city in Iraq revealed by severe drought

The ruins of a submerged city on the Tigris River that emerged this year belonged to a little-known empire.

The Independent UK

As climate warms, a China planner advocates "sponge cities"

China is affected by both extreme floods and water shortages, exacerbated by climate change

Daily Record

Dumbarton's Aron Lynas ends four year goal drought - and hopes more will follow

The defender scored a stunning third of the afternoon for the Sons in their 4-0 victory against Elgin City on Saturday, his first goal since netting for Brechin City in 2018.

The Independent UK

In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

The Independent UK

Emotional Tommy Fleetwood fights back tears after ending three-year winless drought

The Ryder Cup star beat New Zealand’s Ryan Fox by a shot at the Nedbank Golf Challenge

The Guardian - AU

‘They’re coming back’: huge flows set to restore life to parched end of Murray-Darling system

La Niña rains have caused terrible flooding upriver, but South Australia is anticipating a much-needed ‘reset’ for stressed environmental systems

The Conversation

Climate change and wildlife: 3 studies that reveal the devastating toll on Africa's animals

Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife. Over time, changing rainfall patterns have transformed habitats and forced animals to move. Increasing temperatures are causing mass die-off events during heat waves and making it hard for animals to find food.

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