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"Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor"
#Romania #Drought

Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor
Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output

"Heatwaves and drought cost UK farmers £390m, research suggests"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave #Drought

Heatwaves and drought cost UK farmers £390m, research suggests
This year's exceptionally hot and dry conditions may have cut UK harvests by almost £400m according to provisional estimates.

"Drought declared in parts of Wales as July on course to be driest in nearly 200 years"
#Wales #Drought #Climate #ClimateChange

Drought declared in parts of Wales as July on course to be driest in nearly 200 years
Government agency confirms status in north Wales and Upper Severn after series of heatwaves and lack of rainfall

"After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel"
#Africa #Drought #Water

After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel
Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists, who believe efforts to harvest rainfall may also be paying dividends.

"Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Food #Drought

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue

meanwhile Albertans are big mad because their big lakes are not big enough anymore for their big boats.
"David Barrett, a University of Calgary biological sciences instructor, said changing climate patterns are making low water levels a growing reality across Alberta lakes.”
#FAFO #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #Drought #EndFossilFuels #CanPoli #ABPoli

"It’s 50 years since the 1976 drought: how would the UK cope with its next major one?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Drought

It’s 50 years since the 1976 drought: how would the UK cope with its next major one?
Public trust in UK water companies is low, and this could be a challenge when the country faces another serious drought.

The best part of this article is the sub heading says the quiet part out loud. Finally.
“'We’ve got to stop burning fossil fuels,' says one wildfire expert”
Thank to that Wildfire expert for saying it, and the CBC for putting it (almost) where it deserves to be.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #carneycons #climateemergency #bcwildfire #drought #wildfires