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Barcelona to impose water restrictions due to drought

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 08:53 AM

Barcelona will impose water use restrictions such as banning swimming pools from being filled due to a drought affecting large parts of Spain, local officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Kenya drought kills more than 200 elephants

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 08:52 PM

More than 200 elephants and hundreds of zebras and gnus have died in Kenya's worst drought in 4 decades. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 17, 2022

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Posted at Oct 17 11:37 PM

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Shrinking lake in California

Josh Edelson, AFP
Posted at Oct 17 07:43 PM

Shasta Lake in California currently sits at 32 percent of its capacity as drought conditions persist throughout the west. Read more »

China consumer inflation rises to 2-year high

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 01:55 PM

China's consumer inflation hit 2-year high in September, official data showed, fueled by soaring pork prices and as extreme weather hit farmers. Read more »

How climate change is shifting the water cycle

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 11 03:44 PM

Intense monsoons and drought have one thing in common: the water cycle. Climate change is disrupting this vital system. Read more »

How to protect soil from future drought, heat waves

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 22 06:15 AM

Heat waves and drought are intensifying. What can be done to keep our soils healthy? Read more »

IRRI joins UN Global Compact to improve energy self-sufficiency

Timothy James Dimacali
Posted at Sep 15 03:31 PM

IRRI Director-General Dr. Jean Balié underscored the burden of responsibility that businesses and corporations have in addressing climate change. Read more »

Drought, power cuts worsen China's supply snarl

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Aug 26 09:45 AM

China's power crunch threatens supplies of everything from metals and auto parts to food commodities. Read more »

Texas drought reveals dinosaur footprints

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Aug 26 09:09 AM

A megadrought exposed the tracks of an Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur in a dried-up river bed. Read more »

Drought: What you need to know

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Aug 25 02:03 PM

What qualifies as drought? And what can we do to safeguard against it? Read more »

Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 12:19 PM

Half of China's vast territory is now experiencing drought, including parts of the frigid Tibetan Plateau, official data showed. Read more »

Kim Kardashian among celebrities flouting US drought rules: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 07:52 AM

Kim Kardashian and celebrity neighbors including Sylvester Stallone have been handed warnings for repeatedly flouting water restrictions at their homes in drought-hit California, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 19, 2022

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Posted at Aug 20 12:06 AM

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China issues drought alert

Mark R. Cristino, EPA-EFE
Posted at Aug 19 10:50 PM

A man jumps into a river in Beijing, China on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 18, 2022

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Posted at Aug 19 12:23 AM

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Severe drought in Europe

Laurent Gillieron, EPA-EFE
Posted at Aug 18 10:57 AM

Europe battles water shortages as severe drought sweeps the continent. Read more »

Drought forces water use rethink in Spain

Valentin Bontemps, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 04:36 PM

Faced with a historic drought and threatened by desertification, Spain is rethinking how it spends its water resources, which are used mainly to irrigate crops. Read more »

North Korea taps white-collar workers to fight drought

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 10:41 AM

North Korea's white-collar workers have been deployed to farming areas across the country to help fight against drought, state media said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 6, 2021

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Posted at Sep 06 11:52 PM

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