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Extreme heat, drought will permanently scar California and its social fabric

LOS ANGELES — Unprecedented dryness across the Western United States is meeting with increasingly warm temperatures to create climate conditions so extreme that the landscape of California could permanently and profoundly change, a growing number of scientists say.

Los Angeles Times

Waterways run dry as crippling Italian drought shifts southwards

Italy is suffering its worst drought in 70 years due to heat surges and lack of rain. Many major rivers in the country are facing levels more than half-down, with experts saying agricultural production will be seriously compromised this year.

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Why Kenya’s experiment in giving local governments the power to manage food security hasn't worked

The ability of Kenya’s 47 county governments to manage food security has been met with various challenges. These have crippled their capacity to deal with the impact of the ongoing drought, as well as resource-based and inter-communal conflicts that have left about 3.5 million people at risk of hunger. These…

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Heavy rainfall boosts bird breeding across Lachlan River but drought 'only one failed rain event away'

Heavy rainfall across NSW has spurred record breeding of wetland birds but researchers warn that better strategies for water management are needed to ensure future success.

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Antarctic ice-core research holds lessons about drought patterns in WA's South-West

Ancient ice cores drilled from Antarctic glaciers shed light on why Western Australia's South-West region is experiencing a drought on a scale that has only occurred twice before in 2,000 years.

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Brand new bang: Lake Tahoe resort scraps July 4 fireworks for drones

Pyrotechnic displays pose a heightened fire risk in a time of intense drought and cause distress to wild animals

The Guardian - US

Snowy Alps will be a distant memory unless we act fast

The number of snow days are falling, contributing to droughts such as that in Italy’s Piedmont region

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Motocross Events May Get Canceled In Italy Due To Ongoing Drought

Northern Italy is facing an unprecedented drought in 2022, as well as a heatwave. Due to a serious lack of available water, motocross events may be canceled.

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Drought and bark beetles are killing the oldest trees on Earth. Can they be saved?

BISHOP, Calif. — Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains near the Nevada border, methodically scanning gnarled limbs for the invaders that threaten the lives of some of the world’s oldest trees.

Los Angeles Times

Italian town imposes £430 fine for hairdressers who double shampoo amid drought

The town’s mayor said a second shampoo is ‘not essential’

The Independent UK

Women’s Euro 2022 team guide: France among the favourites but must end quarter-final curse

After disappointing at their own World Cup in 2019, France will be hoping to end their major tournament drought as they make the short trip across the Channel for this summer’s Women’s European Championships in England.

Evening Standard

Rice fields dry up as Italy's drought lingers on

The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto

The Independent UK

Droughts will become 'normal' in a quarter of the world by 2050, new research says

Global warming will make them more frequent and more intense, scientists say

Wales Online

Chilli peppers, coffee, wine: how the climate crisis is causing food shortages

Blistering heat, stronger storms, droughts, floods and fires are putting food production at risk

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West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records

2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.

The Independent UK

Milan turns off public fountains amid Italy’s worst drought in decades

Some 125 towns in the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy have been asked to ration water

Reuters

Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding

Extreme weather events – from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours – have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced.

The Guardian - UK

Climate change role clear in many extreme events but social factors also key, study finds

Professor says link to extreme weather sometimes overestimated but climate costs underestimated

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Hay help for farmers waiting for rain

Nor-for-profit group Rural Aid is dropping hay to dozens of South Australian farmers doing it tough and trying to feed stock in parts of the state.

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John Oliver on end of Roe v Wade: ‘We’re in uncharted territory’

The Last Week Tonight host blasts the ‘absolutely horrifying’ supreme court ruling and digs into the US south-west’s drought

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Milan turns off fountains as Italy warns of more water rationing to fight drought

About half of city’s decorative fountains targeted amid state of emergency in Lombardy region

Dynamite News

Water crisis in Pakistan impacts food security

The ongoing water crisis in Pakistan has badly impacted the agriculture sector and agri-driven export industry as the situation is leading to severe drought in several areas of the country.

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Broncos ranked as 3rd-likeliest team to break playoff drought this season

Worst to first? Broncos will aim to snap a six-year playoff drought this fall.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Gov. Newsom’s plan to prevent power outages has a big downside: fossil fuels

Gov. Gavin Newsom, worried about the threat of power shortages from climate-fueled heat waves, wildfires and drought as the state transitions to renewable energy, has crafted something of a devil’s bargain. To ensure California can keep the lights on during hot summer evenings when the power grid is at highest…

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Drought increases rural suicide, and climate change will make drought worse

New research has found suicide increases during drought among men in Australia’s rural communities, and the problem may be exacerbated due to climate change.

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