Drought

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Catalonia in grip of worst drought in decades
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Europe
Posted
4 April 2023
England not prepared for dangers of climate change
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Science & Environment
Posted
29 March 2023
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UN warns against 'vampiric' global water use
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World
Posted
22 March 2023
Somalia drought may have killed 43,000 last year - UN
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Africa
Posted
20 March 2023
Millions of dead fish wash up in Australian town
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Australia
Posted
17 March 2023
Californians get a break from drought after storms
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US & Canada
Posted
16 March 2023
Drought risk to England regions after dry February
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Science & Environment
Posted
16 March 2023
Rare 'triple-dip' La Niña is over
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Science & Environment
Posted
14 March 2023
Unexpected Elements. Drought worsens in East Africa. Audio, 59 minutes
Why the long rains in East Africa are forecast to fail again.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Science In Action. Drought worsens in East Africa. Audio, 33 minutes
Why the long rains in East Africa are forecast to fail again.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
East of England faces drought, says water firm
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Norfolk
Posted
1 March 2023
French drought alert after driest winter since 1959
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Europe
Posted
22 February 2023
Droughts leave cargo riverboats high and dry
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Business
Posted
9 February 2023
How beavers are reviving wetlands
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Science & Environment
Posted
5 February 2023
US states fail to reach deal on river water cuts
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US & Canada
Posted
1 February 2023
US town with no water using rain to flush toilets
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US & Canada
Posted
18 January 2023
Why California's storms are unlikely to fix its drought
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US & Canada
Posted
10 January 2023
People Fixing The World. Fighting the megadrought. Audio, 23 minutes
How Chile has found ingenious ways of finding and using water
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
'You can see the bones of cattle on the floor'
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Newsbeat
Posted
23 December 2022
Dredging to remove silt built up in drought
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Gloucestershire
Posted
14 December 2022
'If power cuts don't end soon it'll be a disaster'
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Africa
Posted
12 December 2022
Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban lifted
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
6 December 2022
Drought measures still in force despite heavy rain
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Cornwall
Posted
1 December 2022
Hosepipe ban lifted for millions of people
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England
Posted
22 November 2022