Latest Droughts News
Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather worldwide and give an already warming Earth an extra kick of natural heat, meteorologists announced. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday issued an El Nino advisory, announcing the...
Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
MADRID (AP) — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency said Wednesday. Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the Aemet weather agency, said the latest data showed a continuation of the extremely high...
Wild blueberry production takes a dip in the face of drought
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The nation's production of wild blueberries slipped a bit last year as some growers contended with drought. Wild blueberries are smaller than their cultivated cousins and are widely used in frozen and processed products such as smoothie mixes. Maine is the...
Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced...
No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious herbivores are in high demand...
Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination
EL PRAT DE LLOBREGAT, Spain (AP) — Where once the population of Barcelona drank mostly from its rivers and wells, Spain’s second city now relies upon a labyrinth-like mesh of green, blue and purple pipes inside an industrial plant to keep it from going thirsty amid a prolonged drought. ...
As electric cars boom, locals fear Chinese battery plant will harm land in drought-stricken Hungary
DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) — Just beyond the pastoral gardens and traditional homes of an eastern Hungarian village, a gigaproject of Chinese industry is taking shape. Bulldozers and excavators are already preparing the land for construction of a nearly 550-acre electric vehicle (EV)...
Portugal police end latest search for clues into missing McCann child case, no results released
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal have ended the latest search for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British child who went missing in 2007 in southern Portugal. Authorities gave no details about the results of the search Thursday. A statement by...
German prosecutor says clues to McCann child disappearance possible at Portuguese dam site
ARADE DAM, Portugal (AP) — Police searching for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British child who went missing in 2007 in Portugal, were concentrating operations Wednesday in several areas around a dam, including one where media reports say a lead suspect in the case...
Gray, McDonald rally Dream past Lynx 83-77
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 26 points, Aari McDonald gave Atlanta it's first lead of the game in the final minute and the Dream scored the last 11 points of the game to rally past the Minnesota Lynx 83-77 on Tuesday night. Atlanta, which trailed by 19 midway through the...
