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Severe drought spreads in Portugal, officials seek EU help

Drought spread across almost all of mainland Portugal during an unusually hot and dry April, the meteorology agency IPMA said on Wednesday, and officials have requested aid from Brussels for the struggling farming sector.

Reuters

The Stories Behind the Knicks’ Seemingly Never-ending Title Drought

Nearly everyone tied to the franchise, from its former players, executives and coaches, will tell you the exact same thing when it comes to one of the league’s longest title droughts.

Sports Illustrated

Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered

Scientists say nearly half of the American West has emerged from drought following a winter marked by heavy snow and several massive rainstorms

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Spanish Civil Guard raid illegal wells amid drought

Spain’s Civil Guard says it has arrested 26 people in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region, as part of a widening crackdown on unauthorized water use amid a prolonged drought

The Independent UK

Challenges Mount for Ukrainian Farmers Facing Conflict, Blockades, and Contaminated Lands

Last Week’s Moves Corn 597-2 (+2.18%) | Soybeans 1434-0 (+0.47%) | SRW Wheat 656-0 (+5.94%) KC Wheat 848-0 (+11.69%) | Live Cattle 161.925 (-1.77%) | Lean Hogs 83.625 (-6.58%) __________________________________________________________________ Welcome to your weekly agriculture report, where we cover everything you’ll need to know for the week ahead. This week,...

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Spain records hottest and driest April on record

Drought-stricken Spain says last month was the hottest and driest April since records began in 1961

The Independent UK

Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?

Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to tolerate different climates.

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Harry Kane believes Europa Conference League chance for Tottenham to end trophy drought

Spurs could guarantee a top-seven finish with victory at Aston Villa but Brighton remain favourites for sixth place.

The Independent UK

Leafs and Oilers in the NHL playoffs: Can I cheer on a team I usually hate?

It’s been 30 years since a Canadian NHL team has won the Stanley Cup. The last team to bring home the trophy was the Montréal Canadiens in 1993, but the long drought might finally be over with two Canadian teams in the second round of the NHL playoffs: the Edmonton…

The Conversation

Prayer for rain, water rations: Catalonia struggles with drought

With no sign of rain clouds, the Catalan regional government broadens curbs on water use to 495 towns or villages.

Al Jazeera

Nestle faces mineral water problems in drought-hit France

Global food and beverage giant Nestle said Thursday that it would stop extracting from two mineral water wells in eastern France due to drought and increasingly unpredictable weather conditions.

Radio France Internationale

Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective – podcast

When an unexpected rainstorm leaves you soaking wet, it is an annoyance. When a drought leads to fires, crop failures and water shortages, the significance of weather becomes vitally important.

The Conversation

El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S.

Warmer sea waters have many far-ranging effects. In the new pattern, some parts of the U.S. could get relief from drought, while others might see fewer hurricanes.

WEKU

Industry urges drought measures

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) plans to ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to brace for drought and possible water shortages that will affect businesses, causing them to increase the prices of goods again.

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The Independent UK

Severe flooding in Italy kills 2; drought persists

Heavy rains have caused flooding in Italy’s populous Emilia-Romagna region, leaving at least two people dead as riverbeds left dry by drought overflowed their banks after a day and a half of non-stop rain

The Guardian - US

This beer is made from recycled shower water. Is it the taste of the future?

Epic Cleantec’s beverage highlights one way to tackle extreme drought: by turning recycled waste into potable products

Radio France Internationale

Drought threatens to dry up crucial Panama Canal shipping link

Drought has forced authorities in Panama to reduce shipping traffic in the canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific as a water supply crisis threatens the future of the crucial waterway. Two artificial lakes that normally maintain the water level in the canal and refill the locks have been depleted by…

Sports Illustrated

Maple Leafs Fans in Hysterics After Team Wins First Playoff Series Since 2004

Fans were over the moon after Toronto ended its 19-year drought.

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Daily Mirror

Global warming is to blame for devastating East Africa drought, scientists believe

Rivers in the Horn of Africa are usually in full flow, but a devastating drought caused primarily by climate change has left villagers without water for drinking, cooking and washing - and killed off crops and livestock

Homes & Gardens

Best drought-tolerant shrubs – 12 hardy choices that can thrive with less water

These drought-tolerant shrubs can cope with low rainfall and dry conditions to ensure your backyard continues to bloom in hot weather

Daily Mirror

Kids risk their lives digging for water in East Africa's worst drought since Live Aid

At this time of the year the River Baragoi is usually in full flow and the villagers have had no problem using water for drinking, cooking and washing - not any more

The Independent UK

In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use

In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources

Bangkok Post

SCG wary 3 factors may curb the economy

SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, has raised fresh concerns about unpleasant impacts on the local economy caused by three risk factors: high energy costs, PM2.5 ultra-fine dust and drought.

Daily Mirror

'We cannot ignore the fact this drought has been caused by the climate crisis'

The tragedy has been described as the world’s forgotten famine - there must be international action before it is too late

Reuters

Drought-hit Spanish town gets water trucked in as temperatures peak

Residents of a small town in southern Spain gathered at the main square to collect drinking water as large swathes of the Iberian Peninsula braved unseasonally hot weather that have exacerbated a long drought.

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