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NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier

Data from NASA satellites show a plunge in freshwater on Earth since May 2014, with 13 of the 30 most powerful droughts across the globe having taken place since January 2015.

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Smith laments blips as title drought continues

Cameron Smith will arrive in Melbourne with an itch to scratch after falling short in a final-round shootout for the second time in two weeks.

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Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior, experts say

The U.S. Northeast is experiencing an unusually severe and widespread drought during months that are typically the wettest

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‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown

We are used to seasonal droughts in the Karoo. But this did not stop. This is Sybil’s story

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‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water

Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles

The Guardian - UK

October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever

Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.

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Coffee Prices Soar on Coffee Crop Uncertainty

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) Wednesday closed up +15.55 (+5.56%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +142 (+3.05%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled sharply higher, with arabica soaring to a 13-year nearest-futures high. Concern about longer-term coffee crop damage due to Brazilian drought conditions fueled fund buying...

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Coffee Prices Surge on 2025 Coffee Crop Uncertainty

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) today is up +13.10 (+4.68%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +138 (+2.96%). Coffee prices today are sharply higher, with arabica soaring to a 13-year nearest-futures high. Concern about longer-term coffee crop damage due to Brazilian drought conditions pushes prices sharply higher....

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Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an international group of researchers have found an example of this phenomenon in the Indian…

The Conversation

The climate crisis in charts: how 2024 has set unwanted new records

Data tracks how Earth’s heating has led to rising sea levels and extreme weather – yet there is no sign of emissions slowing

The Guardian - UK

New York City gets first drought warning in 20 years as mayor warns of severe water shortages

Drought warning means pausing $2bn repair to major city aqueduct

The Independent UK

New York City Issues Drought Warning After Dry Conditions

New York City faces drought warning for the first time in 22 years, prompting immediate water conservation measures.

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New Jersey Declares Drought Warning Amid Widespread Wildfires

New Jersey declares drought warning and urges water conservation measures amidst escalating wildfire risks.

The Independent UK

Volunteer firefighter is arrested on suspicion of starting New York brush fire

Multiple fires have broken out across New York and New Jersey amid strong winds and severe drought conditions

The Independent UK

Record-setting dry conditions threaten more US wildfires, drinking water supplies

Firefighters are battling wildfires from California to New Jersey and New York, hampered by high winds and record-setting dry conditions

The Independent UK

New Jersey will issue a drought warning after driest October ever and as wildfires rage

New Jersey is issuing a drought warning after its driest September and October ever

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m switched off’: frustration and fatigue as power cuts keep Ecuador in the dark

Facing a severe drought and reliant on hydropower, the country is enduring relentless blackouts. But experts say opportunities have been missed to adapt and diversify

The Guardian - UK

‘Levels are dropping’: drought saps Zambia and Zimbabwe of hydropower

Vast human-made Lake Kariba is at near-record low, causing daily power cuts and devastating two African economies

The Conversation

In a record-breaking drought, bush birds from around Perth flocked to the city

Perth is no stranger to hot and dry summers, but the period from October 2023 to April 2024 was exceptional. The city’s rainfall for these seven months was only 23 millimetres, the lowest since records began in the 1870s. It was also one of the warmest summers on record, with…

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