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Rain in Tehran brings relief from nationwide drought
Tehran’s first rains of the autumn, rare so late in the year, have brought relief ...
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‘Fire clouds’ over Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate
Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become ...
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Lebanon’s worst drought on record drains largest reservoir
Water levels at Lebanon’s largest reservoir on the Litani River have fallen to ...
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California's Largest Blaze Explodes in Size as Dry, Hot Weather Raises Wildfire Risk Statewide
A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot ...
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Barren fields, dry wells: Post-war drought ravages Syria’s farms
When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, the farmers of al-Nashabiyah, once a hotbed of ...
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Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc
About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino ...
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Rampant water pollution threatens Iraq’s shrinking rivers
Stricken by drought and depleted by upstream dams, Iraq’s once mighty rivers the ...
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Drought worsens in Spain’s Catalonia: Officials
Climate change driven by human activity is boosting the intensity and frequency of ...
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‘Global boiling’ poses physical, mental & financial challenges to UAE residents
Residents in the UAE and the wider Middle East region are facing the physical, ...
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US announces $524 million for Horn of Africa drought, climate change crisis
The United States announced at a UN conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in ...
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Spain to spend $1.5 bln to fight drought
Spain’s cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than €2 billion to ...
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Spain’s long-term drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn
Drought now affects 60 percent of the Spanish countryside, with crops like wheat ...
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Tunisia cuts off water supply at night amid severe drought
Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of ...
North Africa
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Somalia’s drought killed 43,000 last year, half under five: Study
Somalia’s ongoing record drought killed as many as 43,000 people last year, half ...
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Nearly two-thirds of Europe facing drought or drought risk: Agency
Nearly two-thirds of European territory is in a state of drought alert or warning ...
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The world’s cotton supply is shrinking hit by drought and heat
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc upon virtually all of the world’s largest cotton ...
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Drought blamed for dozens of cow poisoning deaths in northwest Italy
An Italian farm became an open-air morgue earlier this month after around 50 cows ...
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Water levels on Italy’s lake Garda drop to 15-year low
The pedalos lie far from the water’s edge and the flat stone slabs around the ...
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Facing drought, Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates rivers
Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the ...
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US drought reveals 1980s body in lake, with more to come: Police
A worsening drought has revealed a four-decade-old body dumped in a US lake, ...
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New Mexico ‘megafire’ could more than double in size: Official
A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a “megafire” of 100 ...
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Worst drought in 40 years threatens millions in Horn of Africa
A fourth failed rain in the Horn of Africa could further exacerbate hunger that’s ...
World News