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Climate change led to dinosaurs' demise. Now, drought reveals more of their tracks

Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago were recently uncovered in a Texas state park after drought conditions caused parts of Paluxy River to dry up.

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Lidl to sell smaller fruit and vegetables to support drought hit British farmers

Lidl says the 'stunted' produce may look and feel a little different to what they're used to, following the driest summer for half a century

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Half of China Hit by Drought in Worst Heatwave on Record

A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday. The world's second-largest economy has been hit by heatwaves, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena…

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Lidl to take ‘stunted’ fruit and vegetables to help farmers through drought

The retailer says it will take products affected by the drought that ‘may look and feel a bit different’ to what shoppers are used to.

The Independent UK

China's Chongqing extends power curbs as drought drags on

The sprawling Chinese region of Chongqing, home to several large global automakers, extended power curbs at factories as a record heatwave and drought continue to wreak economic and environmental damage throughout the country's southwest.

Reuters

Extreme Weather Is Brutalizing Asia

Floods, droughts, tropical storms, and heat waves are severely testing the resilience of a region with a lot of vulnerable people.

Foreign Policy

China: Drought And Heatwave Lead To Limited EV Charging Services

Disrupted power supplies, related to a drought and heatwave in China, affected EV charging infrastructure in some areas.

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Greater Manchester avoids drought but officials warn of 'prolonged dry weather' as country faces mass water supply issues

Only Cumbria and Lancashire are said by the Environment Agency to have normal water resources

Manchester Evening News

Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up river

Multiple footprints belonging to the Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur and dating back over 100m years discovered in bed of Paluxy River

The Guardian - US

EU report: Drought-hit Europe could face 3 more dry months

A European Union report warns that parts of already parched Europe could face three more months of warmer, drier conditions, exacerbating a major drought

The Independent UK

China issues alert as drought and heatwave put crops at risk

Local authorities told to take measures and ‘use every unit of water carefully’ in effort to save autumn harvest

The Guardian - AU

Odsonne Edouard fired post Celtic 'bite' warning from Patrick Vieira after ending Crystal Palace goal drought

The striker had went on a nightmare run of 15 games without a goal for The Eagles.

Daily Record

‘You can’t control what beavers do or how they do it!’ Could rewilding help England fight droughts?

To their admirers, beavers and their dams can help humans hang on to water when it’s scarce, and prevent flooding when it’s not. Others worry that they spell disaster for farmers. We weigh up the evidence from one lush valley in Devon

The Guardian - UK

China Warns of 'Severe' Threat to Harvest from Worst Heatwave on Record

China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record. The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer -- phenomena that scientists…

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Californian agency names celebrities on water waste list to highlight drought crisis

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Kevin Hart and Sylvester Stallone are accused of exceeding their water budgets by 150%.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boiling Heat and No Water: Taps Run Dry in Southern Iraq

Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells. For everything from drinking to bathing and washing dishes and clothes, Ajil and his eight children wait at their…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Drought changes landscape in southwest China

River bottoms reduced to cracked earth attract the curious, some taking selfies on the sun-baked expanse exposed by the receding waters. Farmers lament their yellowed rice stalks, their famed hot pepper plants bereft of almost all fruit, their dry reservoirs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Drought Uncovers Dinosaur Tracks in US Park

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday. Photos posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints leading down a dry tree-lined riverbed in the southern US state.

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Tracks of 60ft dinosaurs from 113 million years ago exposed after severe Texas drought

Dinosaur tracks, including from a 60 feet tall Sauroposeidon, have been found in a river bed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Texas, after being exposed by severe drought

The Independent UK

Drought disaster declared; city restricts outdoor irrigation

Federal officials have declared a drought-related disaster in Rhode Island

Salon

A harsh new climate reality for farmers

Growers across the country are reckoning with a harsh new climate reality

Tribune News Service

Unplanted acres in US surge on extreme rain and drought

Acres that US farmers were unable to plant have more than tripled from the same period last year as extreme weather wreaks havoc on fields.

The Independent UK

These are dry, stressful days for lawns. Some tips to help.

Much of the country has experienced drought and extreme heat this summer

Evening Standard

Europe hit by worst drought in at least 500 years as climate change fears grow

Europe is in the grip of its worst drought in at least 500 years, experts warned on Tuesday as fears grew over climate change.

Daily Mirror

Ancient river statues revealed as China endures 70-day heatwave and ongoing drought

A drought in China revealed 600-year-old statues in a river while the country endures a record-breaking 70-day heatwave. Temperatures of over 44C have been recorded with over 260 weather stations recording their highest ever

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