Extreme heatwaves and droughts to hit east Med by century’s close
Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves of unprecedented intensity and duration, droughts, dust storms and torrential rains, are expected to hit the eastern Mediterranean and...
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Cyprus is prepared to face drought emergency
The decades of no rain and drought Cyprus has been through in the past led the Water Development Department (WDD) to create the necessary infrastructure...
Portugal’s drought prompts water price rise, street-cleaning ban
Facing an unprecedented drought, Portugal’s government recommended that 43 municipalities temporarily increase water prices for their biggest consumers and suspend street cleaning and watering in...
Europe facing its worst drought for 500 years – study
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity...
Why low water levels on the Rhine river hurt Germany’s economy
Water levels on the Rhine river are very low because of unusually hot and dry weather, preventing many vessels from navigating the critical European shipping...
French sorghum farmer defies drought with sustainable crop
Corn plants near Paris are stunted and the soil of harvested wheat fields is bone dry, but on Eudes Coutte’s sorghum plot the leaves are...
UK water company imposes restrictions as dry weather continues, July driest month in over 80 years
Britain’s South East Water announced a temporary ban on the use of sprinklers and hosepipes in parts of the south of England, citing record breaking...
National action plan prepared to combat desertification
A national action plan has been prepared which includes mapping of vulnerable areas and actions and measures to address desertification and keep Cyprus green, the...
Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey
By Mert Ozkan Thousands of baby flamingos have died at Turkey’s Lake Tuz in the past two weeks from a drought that environmentalists said was the...
Authorities fret over lack of rain
Authorities expressed concern on Friday over the lack of rain so far this year, which will inevitably affect the water supply in coming months. The...
