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Third set of human remains found at Lake Mead in matter of months amid severe drought

Monday’s human remains were found just months after two bodies were discovered in the lake in May, with one of the bodies being linked to a possible homicide dating back to the 1970s

The Independent UK

Iraqi Kurd Farmers Battle Drought as Lake Dukan Retreats

Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams upstream in Iran stem the flow. Bapir Kalkani, who is also a trade unionist, farms near the picturesque lake but has seen marked changes over the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Yosemite’s Oak fire is burning with such ferocity – explained

The blaze forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate and exploded to 17,000 acres seemingly overnight – what made it so devastating?

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UK faces drought alert in August with hosepipe bans and irrigation restrictions

On Tuesday, the National Drought Group, made up of government departments and affected groups, will meet to discuss a strategy to deal with the very dry conditions faced by the UK

Daily Mirror

London weather: Heat and thunderstorms coming to capital in August amid drought warning

Officials warn UK could fall into drought

Evening Standard

UK facing drought in August following extreme heat

Hosepipe bans could be brought in and farmers restricted from irrigating crops

The Guardian - UK

UK drought warning as further heatwaves cannot be ruled out

Officials warn UK could fall into drought

Evening Standard

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'God, give us rain' - Romanian monastery prays for end to drought

Iulia Coleasa, an 81-year-old who relies on her small plot for food, travelled 15 km in searing heat to a monastery in southern Romania on Sunday to join a service praying for rain.

Reuters

Kerry crowned All-Ireland champions for a 38th time after holding off Galway

Jack O’Connor’s side hit the last four scores to end their eight-year drought without the Sam Maguire Cup

Irish Mirror

State of emergency, evacuations after ‘explosive’ California fire

Drought and high temperatures have led to increasingly dangerous wildfires in the western US in recent years.

Al Jazeera

Parts of Minnesota slip back into severe drought

MINNEAPOLIS — Parts of Minnesota have once again slipped into severe drought, just a year after one of the worst statewide droughts in decades.

Tribune News Service

Taps have run dry in Monterrey, Mexico, where there is water for factories but not for residents

MONTERREY, MEXICO — Three months pregnant and queasy with morning sickness, Yasmin Acosta Ruiz pushed a cart laden with buckets of water through the scorching July heat. As she and her 7-year-old son eased the cart over a speed bump, water sloshed onto the pavement. They both winced.

Los Angeles Times

Flash floods have killed at least 21 people in southern Iran

Flooding hit more than 10 villages in the drought-stricken Fars province after heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river, one official said.

WEKU

Flash floods kill at least 17 people in southern Iran

Iran's state television says flash floods in the drought-stricken southern province of Fars have killed at least 17 people

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Flash Flood Kills at Least 17 People in Southern Iran

Flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern Fars province have killed at least 17 people, state television said Saturday. Heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river by the city of Estahban, according to the city's governor Yousef Karegar. Karegar said rescue teams had saved 55 people who were trapped by the flash…

The Hindu

Tour de France | Laporte wins Stage 19 and ends drought for France

Frenchman Laporte has won the 19th stage of the Tour de France after surging ahead of the peloton in the finale in the southwestern city of Cahors

France 24

Tour de France: France's Laporte wins stage 19, Vingegaard stays in the lead

Frenchman Christophe Laporte ended a lengthy home drought at the Tour de France, claiming the 19th stage at Cahors on Friday, as Jonas Vingegaard maintained his race lead over defending champion Tadej Pogacar with just two days left.

The Guardian - UK

‘Even plants that look terminally crispy can revive’: how to rescue your garden after a heatwave

Our gardens took a battering this week from the unprecedented temperatures. But you can repair the damage – and prepare better for next time

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The Independent UK

Severe drought at US’s largest reservoir revealed through the decades by Nasa satellite images

Reservoir last reached full capacity in 1999

Reuters

USAID to provide Kenya with $255 million for drought: administrator

U.S. development agency USAID will provide Kenya with $255 million in emergency and development assistance to tackle drought, administrator Samantha Power said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Brits may be hit with first hosepipe ban in 10 years due to low reservoir levels

Water authorities around the country are advising people to be careful over how much they are using while Southern Water could impose a hosepipe ban affecting one million people

The Independent UK

Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools

Limiting the size of swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might offer just a drop in the proverbial bucket of water savings amid historic drought and climate change in the U.S. Southwest

Los Angeles Times

Dramatic NASA photos reveal Lake Mead water levels at lowest point since 1937

LOS ANGELES — Recent satellite images from NASA show the dramatic water loss that has occurred over the last 22 years at drought-stricken Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and a lifeline for California, neighboring states and Mexico.

Tribune News Service

All of North Texas under severe to exceptional drought conditions

DALLAS — All of North Texas is experiencing severe, extreme or exceptional drought conditions due to a combination of a mostly rain-free summer and sweltering temperatures, according to a weekly update from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The Conversation

Saving East Africa's wildlife from recurring drought

Over the past two decades, the Horn of Africa – specifically Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya – has experienced more intense and frequent droughts.

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