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Canada Battles Wildfires While Argentina Records Unprecedented Winter Heat

Canada is experiencing over 900 active wildfires, scorching 3 million hectares, with significant concerns in the Northwest Territories and Ontario, causing poor air quality extending to Europe. Concurrently, Salta, Argentina, recorded its warmest-ever winter night at 26C, driven by the Zonda wind and potentially influenced by El Niño.

Guardian World

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UK Faces Drought Concerns Amidst Dry Spell, Welcome Rain Expected This Weekend

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Environment·vor 5 TagenKI-Zusammenfassung

UK Faces Drought Concerns Amidst Dry Spell, Welcome Rain Expected This Weekend

Parts of the UK, particularly England and Wales, have experienced a prolonged dry spell since mid-June, leading to drought conditions and hosepipe bans. A shift in weather patterns, involving "retrogression" of high pressure, is expected to bring welcome rain across the UK this weekend, with western areas seeing more significant rainfall.

BBC UK News

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UK Faces Dry Spell and Hosepipe Bans Amidst Shifting Weather Patterns

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Environment·vor 6 TagenKI-Zusammenfassung

UK Faces Dry Spell and Hosepipe Bans Amidst Shifting Weather Patterns

A prolonged dry spell has led to hosepipe bans in southern UK, with England and Wales experiencing minimal rain since mid-June. Northern Ireland and western Scotland were wetter in June but drier in July. A rare westward-moving high-pressure system is set to bring welcome rain across the UK this weekend, though some areas may receive less.

BBC News

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Rising Temperatures May Increase River Whiplash, Study Warns

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Environment·17.6.2026KI-Zusammenfassung

Rising Temperatures May Increase River Whiplash, Study Warns

A new study warns that rising temperatures could lead to more frequent "hydroclimatic whiplash" events in UK rivers, causing rapid shifts between extreme droughts and heavy downpours. This phenomenon challenges traditional flood and drought planning, requiring new strategies to manage sequences of extremes.

Guardian International

3 Min. Lesezeit

Drought fears in central and southern England as dry April leaves rivers low

NACHRICHT

11.5.2026

Drought fears in central and southern England as dry April leaves rivers low

Month was one of driest Aprils on record with rainfall 23% less than average, according to Met Office figuresOne of the driest Aprils on record for central and southern England has left river levels below normal, raising fears of drought in some areas over the summer.The latest UK hydrological survey – which tracks river and groundwater levels – suggests central and southern England and eastern Scotland will experience notably low river flows over the next three months, raising concerns about water shortages if dry weather persists. Continue reading...

Guardian UK

Low rivers after dry April raises drought fears in central and southern England

NACHRICHT

11.5.2026

Low rivers after dry April raises drought fears in central and southern England

Month was one of driest on record with rainfall 23% less than average, according to Met Office figuresOne of the driest Aprils on record for central and southern England has left river levels below normal, raising fears of drought in some areas over the summer.The latest UK hydrological survey – which tracks river and groundwater levels – suggests central and southern England and eastern Scotland will experience notably low river flows over the next three months, raising concerns about water shortages if dry weather persists. Continue reading...

Guardian UK

Malaysia resorts to cloud seeding to save rice crop from drought

NACHRICHT

9.5.2026

Malaysia resorts to cloud seeding to save rice crop from drought

Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country’s “rice bowl” north, where a drought has delayed planting of the staple crop and raised supply fears. “This year ... has been affected by prolonged dry weather, low rainfall and reduced dam water levels,” said Malaysia’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Mohamad Sabu. The conditions mean farmers have missed two of the three usual planting phases for so-called “wet direct seeding” of rice, a technique that...

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