Search results for ‘drought’
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UK heatwave: ‘Exceptional’ wildfire risk during four-day extreme heat warning
An official drought declaration by water companies and the government is expected tomorrow.
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Inside Afghanistan’s healthcare system on the brink of collapse
In Afghanistan, the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.
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California declares state of emergency over wildfires
The governor of California has declared a state of emergency as a fast moving wildfire continues to spread near the Yosemite National Park, threatening thousands of homes.
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How the Ukraine war hit Ethiopia’s food supplies
The East African nation was already struggling with the worst drought in half a century, a brutal civil conflict and soaring food prices.
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Tens of thousands evacuated in Colorado as wildfires spread
Tens of thousand of people have been evacuated and hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires ripped through the US state of Colorado.
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2021: A turning point in the fight against the climate crisis?
From floods to tornadoes and extreme droughts, it’s been another tumultuous year for the environment.
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Niger: How the climate crisis is fuelling war
Drought, floods, net zero – all of these are dominating the agenda in Glasgow. But one burning issue that’s receiving less attention at COP26 is how climate change is already fuelling conflict.
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Madagascar on verge of ‘first climate-induced famine’
Madagascar, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been plagued by drought and hunger for decades.
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Climate change deniers host conference in Sin City
Today US Vice-President Kamala Harris is travelling to Lake Mead in Nevada to talk up the President’s climate agenda. It’s the biggest reservoir in the US, but it’s drying up because of the twin effects of the heat and the drought, both of which are exacerbated by climate change.
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2045: Water Wars: Death on the Nile #OurClimateFutures
This video is part of Our Climate Futures – a project which takes real science to forecast what impacts and changes humanity may face as the climate crisis unfolds. This is not a news story. At least not yet.
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2070: Europe’s scorching heatwave #OurClimateFutures
This video is part of Our Climate Futures – a project which takes real science to forecast what impacts and changes humanity may face as the climate crisis unfolds. This is not a news story. At least not yet.
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Afghanistan: Taliban claims control of whole country
The Taliban came into Kabul three weeks ago, but there is still no government. The economy has juddered to a halt, nobody is getting salaries and many things have closed. People are just desperate for money and work. There is drought, hunger, Covid and poverty, as well as all the issues with women’s rights and…
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Some climate changes now irreversible, says stark UN report
The warnings could hardly be more stark. Changes to the world’s climate are inevitable and irreversible, and without immediate, radical action to reduce greenhouse gases the future is catastrophic.
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Families flee devastating wildfires in Greece
As we drive north on the island of Evia in Greece the sky turns from blue to grey and the ashen remains from the wildfires haunt the landscape.
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Bootleg Fire continues to rip through Oregon damaging livelihoods and causing thousands to evacuate
Forecasters in the United States say that dry and windy weather will continue to fuel wildfires.
