Volunteers save fish from French rivers drying up in heatwaves

The Dive River, at Rom in the western Deux-Sèvres department, is dry, and all that is left of the Mignon further north is a dusty bed. Normally at this time of year, water levels would be between 40cm and 70cm...

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/25/france-rivers-heatwaves-water-levels-drop

 

Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/lake-powell-water-crisis 

 

 

Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say

Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the country…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts

 

El Niño to bring more heat and disasters in coming months, UN warns – POLITICO

El Niño’s return heralds a temporary upsurge in global temperatures on top of the warming effect of human-caused climate change. The event also disrupts rainfall patterns around the world, usually producing intense downpours and floods in some regions while bringing drought to others…

 https://www.politico.eu/article/el-nino-heat-disasters-un/

Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices : NPR

A number of factors have been pushing livestock numbers down, including rising costs, drought, international competition and increased consolidation in the cattle industry. Now, there are fewer American farmers and ranchers than there were even a few years ago, according to Bill Bullard, CEO of the cattle and sheep producers group R-CALF USA. "We have likewise lost the cows that they once maintained," he said. "So we have seen our herd shrink at an alarming rate for the past several decades."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/29/nx-s1-5719511/beef-cattle-herd-food-prices

 

Humanitarian crises are not cool Bible signs

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJRxHsneE4

‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/utah-approves-datacenter-backlash

 

‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought

Temperature swings have left crops across the Plains in terrible conditions, with some farmers opting not to harvest

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/wheat-farmers-face-loss-crops-heat-drought

Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: ‘I’ve never seen a winter like this’

States brace for less water and fire risks as Oregon, Colorado and Utah report lowest statewide snowpack since 1980s…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/snow-drought-oregon-colorado-utah

 

How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/dec/18/how-climate-breakdown-is-putting-the-worlds-food-in-peril-in-maps-and-charts

 

‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing

… the health of the river has been in decline for decades. Iraq had state-of-the-art water infrastructure until the US made it a target in 1991's Operation Desert Storm. With treatment plants destroyed, sewage flowed into the waterways. Years of sanctions and conflict mean the infrastructure has never fully recovered. Today, across southern and central Iraq, just 30% of urban households are connected to a sewage treatment facility. That number drops to 1.7% in rural areas… 

The climate crisis is taking a toll. Iraq has recorded a 30%decline in precipitation and is in the grip of its worst drought in nearly a century. Demand for fresh water is expected to exceed supply by 2035. This summer, the Tigris was so low people could easily walk across it…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/16/no-water-no-life-iraqs-tigris-river-in-danger-of-disappearing

 

How can England be running out of water?

"Drought in England is no longer a warning. It is a clear signal that climate collapse is unravelling our water, food and natural systems right now.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/17/how-can-england-possibly-be-running-out-of-water

 

Study warns of alarming decline in freshwater reserves

The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought, a new study has found...

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/5423766-freshwater-drought-earth-climate-change-study/ 

 

Snowmelt raises drought worries in Western U.S.

Above-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — reducing water supplies for the spring and summer, federal meteorologists are warning...

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5309987-rapid-snowmelt-jeopardizing-summer-water-supply/ 

 

Trump faces criticism over California dam water release - Los Angeles Times

For Peter Gleick, a water scientist and senior fellow at the Pacific Institute, Trump's actions amounted to wasting billions of gallons of water "for a political photo op and a social media post." 

"[The water will] not be used or usable for firefighting, not be used by farmers since this isn't the irrigation season, and won't be saved for the dry season, which is coming," Gleick told Ian.

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-02-04/dam-water-trump-fires-drought-farmers-essential-california

Water Crises Threaten the World’s Food Supply, Studies Show - The New York Times

High food prices, meet the global water crisis. The world's food supply is under threat because so much of what we eat is concentrated in so few countries, and many of those countries are increasingly facing a water shortage. That's the conclusion of three independent studies published this week…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/water-shortages-global-food-supply.html

Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

World Meteorological Organization says water is 'canary in the coalmine of climate change' and calls for urgent action…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/07/climate-warning-as-worlds-rivers-dry-up-at-fastest-rate-for-30-years

How Food Prices Have Changed During the Biden Administration - The New York Times

Then, in early 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed up energy prices and the cost of commodities like grains and vegetable oils. That raised the costs of producing and transporting food products. More recently, droughts and an avian flu outbreak have further strained food supplies… 

Those increases have largely been driven by the cost of transporting, packaging and processing food products, said David Ortega, a food economist at Michigan State University. "The vast majority of the cost of food is because of things that happen once that food leaves the farm gate."…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/business/economy/inflation-food-prices.html

Delhi temperature hits 49.9C as capital records hottest day

Temperatures in Delhi have hit a record high of 50.5C (122.9F), as authorities warned of water shortages in India's capital...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/delhi-temperature-hits-499c-as-indias-capital-records-hottest-day

More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk

Drought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look normal….

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/more-than-160-elephants-die-in-zimbabwe-with-many-more-at-risk-aoe