Aurora uses smart meters to catch illegal lawn watering
Aurora, Colorado, has sent more than 2,500 warning letters and issued 234 fines for breaking drought rules, using smart water meters that record usage every 15 minutes. The meters, part of the…
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Europe’s fifth heatwave hits UK, France; 12,000 dead
Europe is in the grip of its fifth summer heatwave, with extreme temperature warnings across Britain and France on Monday. The UK Met Office forecast 37°C in parts of southern England by…
Aland MLA seeks probe into crop insurance payout irregularities
Aland MLA B.R. Patil has demanded an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the disbursal of compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). He said farmers in his constituency enrolled in…
Drought exposes sunken Nevada town St. Thomas from Lake Mead
A historic drought has shrunk Lake Mead to a record low of 1,040.5 feet, just 27% of its capacity, revealing the ruins of St. Thomas, a Mormon settlement founded in 1865. The…
NCP-SP MPs meet PM, raise drought and airport name
A delegation of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar camp) MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for 15 minutes, raising local constituency issues. The meeting came as Parliament remains stalled, said…
Karnataka ministers visit drought-hit districts, promise relief
Three Karnataka ministers visited drought-affected districts on August 7-8 to assess crop damage and promised relief. Minister Ajay Dharam Singh toured Raichur, saying a comprehensive report would be submitted to the chief…
UK declares drought across 51% of England after record heat
The UK government declared drought across 51 per cent of England on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, after record-low rainfall and a fourth widespread heatwave. The Environment Agency said the country experienced the…
Puerto Rico to Start 48-Hour Water Cuts as Drought Deepens
Puerto Rico will begin rotating water rationing on Friday, leaving tens of thousands without supplies for 48 hours at a time. The programme will run at least until the end of August.…
Europe’s Forest Biomass Loss Rises 46% Since 2018
Europe’s forests have lost 46% more aboveground biomass per hectare each year since 2018 than in the previous three decades, according to a satellite-based study published in Nature Geoscience. Researchers from the…
Broken irrigation leaves Palamu farms exposed to another drought
Jharkhand’s rainfall this year remains 48% below normal despite heavier-than-expected rain in July, while a strengthening El Niño threatens another failed season. Palamu has faced every one of the state’s ten declared…
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