Mass fish deaths haunt river on Polish-German border
BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany, July 8, 2023 (AFP) - Fisherman Henry Schneider stopped work for several months after a toxic algae bloom…
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We may be underestimating the climate risk to crops: researchers
PARIS, July 4, 2023 (AFP) - The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to…
3 years ago
Record UK drinking water demand sparks water use restrictions
LONDON, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Millions of people across parts of southern Britain will be banned from using garden…
3 years ago
In Sudan’s capital, risking death in search of water
KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running…
3 years ago
US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River
By Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Western US states said Monday they have reached…
3 years ago
Water woes shake up Spain’s election campaign
By Valentin BONTEMPS Agence France-Presse DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, Spain, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Concern over the future of Spain's…
3 years ago
Water rationed in Catalonia as drought bites deeper
L' Espluga de Francolí, Spain | AFP | by Rosa SULLEIRO For months, residents of L'Espluga de Francoli have…
3 years ago
France’s Macron dismisses unrest, promises drought action plan
by Marina Laouchez and Valerie Leroux Agence France-Presse SAVINES-LE-LAC, France (AFP) -- President Emmanuel Macron announced new water-saving measures for…
3 years ago
‘Floating toilets’ help Cambodia’s lake-dwelling poor
by Suy SE Agence France-Presse SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) -- Pointing to the murky waters of the Tonle Sap, Si…
3 years ago
‘Desperate for water’: drought hits Mexican industrial powerhouse
by Sofia Miselem Agence France-Presse MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) -- Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury…
4 years ago
Hundreds of thousands evacuated in China after heaviest rains in decades
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The heaviest rainfall in decades has triggered floods and landslides in southern China, forcing the…
4 years ago
Unprecedented water curbs kick in for drought-hit Los Angeles
by Laurent BANGUET Unprecedented restrictions on water usage went into effect Wednesday in the Los Angeles area, which like…
4 years ago
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