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Last month, 53 percent of the region was affected by drought -- an all-time high since records began in 2012.
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Firefighters tackling a massive wildfire in southern France face a “challenging day” with officials warning on Sunday that scorching heat and dry winds could...
World
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the...
World
French firefighters said Saturday that the country’s biggest wildfire in at least half a century was contained but would not be brought under control...
World
The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European...
Business
Ali Alyanak and his neighbours in Turkey’s tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from a shrinking aquifer 170 metres underground even as...
World
Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than...
World
Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry...
World
Negotiators failed to produce an agreement on how to respond to drought at Saudi-hosted UN talks.
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Ecuador’s capital Quito, already reeling from a spate of horrific gang violence, is now fighting fires with limited water amid the country’s worst drought...