Tag: drought

World’s oceans hit record temperatures in July

World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures The world's oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperatures for July, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in...

Puerto Rico begins water rationing as drought worsens

Hundreds of thousands of people are going without running water for two days at a time in Puerto Rico, as authorities in the US...

El Niño could push 50m people into hunger crisis before end of next year

The developing El Niño weather system could push around 50 million more people into acute hunger before the end of next year, according to...

Cyprus ranks second in EU for land facing desertification

Almost half of Cyprus’ land area is experiencing desertification conditions, placing the island among the EU countries most affected by land degradation, according to...

More than half of England officially in drought

A drought has been declared across more than half of England after prolonged hot, dry weather placed increasing pressure on water supplies. The Environment Agency...

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