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In 1997, Simon Fraser University used 10,000-year-old pollen to reconstruct British Columbia's warmer past. 29 years later, his evidence still warns forests could lose alpine meadows as trees climb 100 metres higher

Ancient pollen data reveals past climate shifts and their forest impacts. Warmer periods brought more Douglas fir and alder after fires. Future warming may eliminate alpine meadows as trees ascend mountains. Drought-resistant Douglas fir will likely replace cedar and hemlock species. Many small lakes and wetlands could dry up, threatening…

The Economic Times

When and where ‘intense’ thunderstorms will hit UK causing travel disruption

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for intense thunderstorms and heavy rain across much of England and Wales on Wednesday and Thursday. Downpours could bring up to 30mm of rain in less than an hour and over 75mm in 12 hours in some areas, creating a risk of…

The Independent UK

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders’ physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US

If being outside in the heat for even a few minutes felt miserable this summer, imagine what it’s like for herders who are always out walking with their livestock and rarely get a break.

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A Kansas cowboy put 50 wind turbines on his 7,000-acre ranch and turned the wind into his most reliable cash crop, selling electricity to thousands of homes

A 7,000-acre cattle ranch in Kansas has found an unusual way to generate a steady income alongside traditional ranching. Pete Ferrell, a fourth-generation rancher, hosts 50 industrial wind turbines on his property as part of the 100-turbine Elk River Wind Project, a 150-megawatt facility that began operating in 2005. The…

The Times of India

Deccan Plateau Dry Forests: The Animals and Their Survival Adaptations in India's Most Overlooked Wildlife Zone

What Makes the Deccan Dry Forest a Different Kind of Pressure CookerThe Deccan plateau receives between 500 and 900 mm of rain annually, enough to prevent true desert, not enough to allow the dense canopy of the Western Ghats. What grows instead is thorn scrub, dry deciduous woodland, and open…

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From nightlife to life at night: cities must stay open later to beat the rising heat

Summer in Europe is normally cause for celebration. Not this one, however, which will rank as one of the hottest on record. Wildfires have broken out everywhere from France to Greece, while intense drought has turned the grass in London’s famous Hyde Park brown. This week, much of Europe is…

The Conversation

If you want your lawn to bounce back quickly from the heatwave, make sure you do these three things before it rains

Help the rain restore your lawn to its former glory

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Six million Somalis face acute hunger as drought and conflict worsen

Six million people in Somalia are facing acute hunger, with nearly two million children at emergency levels, as severe drought, conflict and falling humanitarian funding deepen what the UN describes as one of the world’s worst malnutrition crises. Medical charity MSF tells RFI it's sounding the alarm "before it's too…

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Potato shortages could hit France as farmers warn of record-low yields following heatwaves

This year's French potato harvest is expected to be particularly challenging.

Euronews

Drought-hit England tells South Asians to wash rice twice, urges less water for wudu

England faces a water crisis after summer heatwaves depleted reservoir levels. Taxpayer funds support campaigns encouraging fewer rice washes and reduced ablution water. Celebrity chef Ping Coombes advocates washing rice twice to save water. Muslims are urged to perform wudu using a one-litre jug instead of taps.

The Economic Times

Arizona to lose a third of its Colorado River supply - and shut-off remains a threat as drought worsens

‘The chickens have come home to roost,’ says former Phoenix water director

The Independent UK

Wash rice twice, not 7 times: Drought-hit England targets faith, cultural habits

TOI correspondent from London: Wash rice twice, not seven times. Use a one-litre jug, not a running tap for wudu. England’s water crisis has put rice bowls and prayer taps in the crosshairs, with a £270,000 taxpayer-funded campaign urging South Asian communities to wash rice fewer times and Muslims to…

The Times of India

Scorching summer takes toll on bees and honey harvests in France

France produces 20,000 tonnes of honey each year, but successive heatwaves and persistent drought across Europe this summer are impacting bee populations as flowering plants dry out and colonies struggle to find food. Beekeeper Romain Lacotte and his family farm 1,000 hives in Haute-Corrèze, central France, an area considered one…

Radio France Internationale

Monty Don is urging gardeners not to worry about fruit trees shedding fruit this summer – it’s actually a good sign

It's not the disaster it first seems

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Why broccoli and lettuce are going the way of onion and tomato in Europe

Europe’s heatwaves and drought are damaging vegetable and grain crops, pushing up prices and exposing vulnerabilities even in advanced food-supply systems. Unlike India’s storage and distribution challenges, Europe faces an upstream problem: protecting agricultural production itself from increasingly extreme weather.

Newcastle Herald

'It's huge': They last claimed a title in 1988. Could this be year of the Sea Horse?

HRU: Sunday's semi was decided by a late try in the corner.

The Times of India

European wildfires expose hidden threat of buried WWI, WWII bombs and mines

Europe’s intensifying summer wildfires are exposing a danger that has survived generations: unexploded bombs, mines and other wartime munitions buried beneath forests and former battlefields. Heat and drought are now increasing the risk of these buried weapons exploding.

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‘It’s pretty much a guarantee you’ll get stung’: jellyfish keep swimmers off Delaware beaches

Beach patrols report hundreds of stings a day as warmer waters and drought create favorable conditions for jellyfish

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Earlier this month, Romania sank 4 rock-filled barges into the Danube to keep its nuclear reactor running. Days later, the river rose 1.6 inches when forecasters had expected it to fall

Romania has deployed four rock-filled barges in the Danube to redirect scarce river water toward the Cernavodă nuclear power plant as severe drought conditions threaten cooling supplies. The intervention produced an unexpected 1.6-inch rise in the river level, despite forecasts predicting an equal decline.

The Conversation

The world’s biggest trees could hold the secret to coping with drought

Rising more than 70 metres above the rainforest canopy, a giant skyscraper of a tropical tree can seem almost invincible. Some have survived centuries of storms, droughts and competition.

Euronews

Hungary’s lakes and rivers hit record lows as severe drought deepens

Hungary is facing a severe water crisis, with prolonged heat and drought driving water levels sharply lower. Around 99% of the country is under severe or extreme drought, while desertification threatens the Great Hungarian Plain.

Euronews

Mongolia hosts UN desertification summit as drought crisis deepens

Mongolia is hosting the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP17 in Ulaanbaatar from 17 to 28 August, bringing together representatives from 196 countries and the European Union to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification.

France 24

This year's El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK forecasters say

Britain's Met Office has predicted sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific will reach an "unheard-of" level of potentially more than three degrees above average, triggering severe droughts across South America and the West Pacific. Such an event would have serious knock-on effects for global food security.

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Don’t be fooled by this tricky weed: It goes undetected in the heat

The invasive weed that outsmarts drought — don’t be tricked by its clever tactics.

The Independent UK

Flash flood warning as UK faces heavy downpours after record drought

The Met Office has warned of a risk of flash flooding across parts of the UK as heavy rain falls on ground baked dry by drought. Morecambe in Lancashire recorded 52.5mm of rain in 24 hours, representing a third of the region's total rainfall between June and mid-August. The National…

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