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How Restoring River Catchments Can Minimise Drought And Flood Risks
As Britains first heatwave of 2025 hits with temperatures climbing above 30C, Yorkshire has joined the northwest in official drought status.
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'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Drought And Heat Hit Greece's Chestnut, Harvest Set To Shrink
The chestnut harvest in Greece is expected to drop to about 15,000 tonnes in 2024 because of the extreme weather, half the average over the past five years, according to George Nanos, a professor of Pomology at the University of Thessaly.
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Worst Drought On Record Lowers Amazon Rivers To All-Time Lows
The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
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Drought Sinks Longest Polish River To Record-low Level
Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said.
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Focus On PV Sindhu As She Looks To End Title Drought At Malaysia Masters
Back from a break, PV Sindhu will look to hit the right notes in her quest for some confidence-boosting wins ahead of Paris Olympics when she spearheads India's campaign in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament.
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"Once-In-200-Year" Heatwave In This African Region "Human-Induced": Study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.
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Jarrod Bowen Hits Treble As West Ham Sink Brentford To End Barren Run
Jarrod Bowen ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as West Ham beat struggling Brentford 4-2 to secure their first win in nine games on Monday.
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David Warner Hits Century In 100th Test. Here's How Twitter Reacted
Australia's veteran opener David Warner hit a century on Tuesday against South Africa in his 100th Test to snap a near-three-year drought as he bounced back to his best at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Son Heung-min Ends Goal Drought With Treble As Tottenham Hotspur Beat Leicester City
Son Heung-min said he never doubted he would end his goal drought as the South Korea star responded to being dropped by hitting an incredible 13-minute hat-trick in Tottenham's 6-2 rout of Leicester on Saturday.
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Virat Kohli Ends Drought With His Maiden T20 International Ton As India Win Big
Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with a maiden T20 ton for India to lead the team's 101-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday
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Half Of China Hit By Severe Drought Amid Record Heat Wave
The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record heat, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
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Maharashtra Villagers Host Doll Marriage To Pray For Rain Amid Drought
A doll marriage brought the people of Maharashtra's Shivanfal together to pray for rain when drought and the acute financial crisis have hit the village.
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Randeep Hooda Volunteers For Relief Efforts In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Randeep, along with UK-based international humanitarian relief organisation Khalsa Aid, recently visited drought hit Vele village
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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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How Restoring River Catchments Can Minimise Drought And Flood Risks
As Britains first heatwave of 2025 hits with temperatures climbing above 30C, Yorkshire has joined the northwest in official drought status.
-
'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Drought And Heat Hit Greece's Chestnut, Harvest Set To Shrink
The chestnut harvest in Greece is expected to drop to about 15,000 tonnes in 2024 because of the extreme weather, half the average over the past five years, according to George Nanos, a professor of Pomology at the University of Thessaly.
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Worst Drought On Record Lowers Amazon Rivers To All-Time Lows
The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were previously navigable waterways.
-
Drought Sinks Longest Polish River To Record-low Level
Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said.
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Focus On PV Sindhu As She Looks To End Title Drought At Malaysia Masters
Back from a break, PV Sindhu will look to hit the right notes in her quest for some confidence-boosting wins ahead of Paris Olympics when she spearheads India's campaign in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament.
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"Once-In-200-Year" Heatwave In This African Region "Human-Induced": Study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.
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Jarrod Bowen Hits Treble As West Ham Sink Brentford To End Barren Run
Jarrod Bowen ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as West Ham beat struggling Brentford 4-2 to secure their first win in nine games on Monday.
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David Warner Hits Century In 100th Test. Here's How Twitter Reacted
Australia's veteran opener David Warner hit a century on Tuesday against South Africa in his 100th Test to snap a near-three-year drought as he bounced back to his best at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Son Heung-min Ends Goal Drought With Treble As Tottenham Hotspur Beat Leicester City
Son Heung-min said he never doubted he would end his goal drought as the South Korea star responded to being dropped by hitting an incredible 13-minute hat-trick in Tottenham's 6-2 rout of Leicester on Saturday.
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Virat Kohli Ends Drought With His Maiden T20 International Ton As India Win Big
Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with a maiden T20 ton for India to lead the team's 101-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday
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Half Of China Hit By Severe Drought Amid Record Heat Wave
The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record heat, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
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Maharashtra Villagers Host Doll Marriage To Pray For Rain Amid Drought
A doll marriage brought the people of Maharashtra's Shivanfal together to pray for rain when drought and the acute financial crisis have hit the village.
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Randeep Hooda Volunteers For Relief Efforts In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Randeep, along with UK-based international humanitarian relief organisation Khalsa Aid, recently visited drought hit Vele village
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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
