US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bites
by Huw Griffith Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the ...
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In scorched England, source of River Thames dries up
By Tangi Quemener ASHTON KEYNES, United Kingdom—At the end of a dusty track in southwest England where the River Thames ...
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Historic drought and desertification force Spain to rethink its water use
By Valentin Bontemps Madrid, Spain—Faced with a historic drought and threatened by desertification, Spain is rethinking how it spends its ...
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‘Water police’ patrol drought-hit Los Angeles streets
By Paula Ramon Damon Ayala patrols the streets of drought-stricken Los Angeles every day, inspecting the sidewalks. Each time he ...
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Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions
Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought ...
Read moreIraq’s prized rice crop threatened by drought
Drought is threatening the Iraqi tradition of growing amber rice, the aromatic basis of rich lamb and other dishes, and ...
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Stung by drought, Morocco’s bees face disaster
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri INZERKI, Morocco—Morocco’s village of Inzerki is proud to claim it has the world’s oldest and largest collective ...
Read moreStung by drought, Morocco’s bees face disaster
Morocco's village of Inzerki is proud to claim it has the world's oldest and largest collective beehive, but instead of ...
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Water supply fears as Morocco hit by worst drought in 40 years
By Ismail Bellaouali RABAT, Morocco—As Morocco withers under its worst drought in 40 years, experts warn that a combination of ...
Read moreSevere drought in Horn of Africa drives 13m people to hunger crisis
Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of a severe ...
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