Drought

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Residents to get financial aid after flooding
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Suffolk
Posted
12 November 2023
The floating desalination machines powered by the waves
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Business
Posted
6 November 2023
El Nino drought hits Panama Canal ship numbers
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Business
Posted
1 November 2023
Why did East Anglia flood after such a dry year?
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Suffolk
Posted
31 October 2023
Stranded boats and dead fish: Amazon drought
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In Pictures
Posted
12 October 2023
The Climate Question. How can we fight drought in the Horn of Africa? Audio, 27 minutes
Can a digging project in the greater Horn of Africa help fight climate induced drought?
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BBC World Service
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Why Vancouver is embracing brown lawns
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US & Canada
Posted
7 September 2023
Thames Water to pump treated wastewater into river
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London
Posted
3 September 2023
Business Daily. The row over Uruguay's pulp mills. Audio, 18 minutes
Is the paper industry using too much water at a time of drought?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
No plans for hosepipe bans
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England
Posted
19 July 2023
Hottest June kills UK fish and threatens insects
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Science & Environment
Posted
3 July 2023
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Your questions answered on South West hosepipe ban
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Devon
Posted
29 June 2023
Satellite images reveal Ukraine canals drying up
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Europe
Posted
22 June 2023
'Fleeing' dragonflies arriving in huge numbers
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Devon
Posted
19 June 2023
Spanish drought forces flamingos to leave home
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Europe
Posted
17 June 2023
Is there a hosepipe ban in my area?
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UK
Posted
16 June 2023
South rainier than north as UK weather trend flips
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Science & Environment
Posted
15 June 2023
Concerns about rare chalk stream drying up
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
15 June 2023
The Documentary Podcast. Germany’s forests under threat. Audio, 28 minutes
What can be done to save Germany’s forests?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Western states agree to Colorado River water cuts
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US & Canada
Posted
22 May 2023
No drought warnings expected in Wales this summer
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Wales
Posted
22 May 2023
Farmers to be paid to store water on their land
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Devon
Posted
17 May 2023
County's reservoirs recover from 2022 heatwave
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
10 May 2023
Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools
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Europe
Posted
5 May 2023