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Starting Thursday, residents will face restrictions, including a ban on washing cars and filling empty swimming pools.

With heatwaves destroying crops in Libya and Jordan, farmers and refugees are finding hope in a popular new farming technique.

A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe’s hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could repeat as the continent warms at nearly twice the global rate, the EU’s climate observatory said Thursday.

Drought risk to parts of England after dry February, scientists warn Despite this week’s wet weather, experts are warning that…

Billions of euros will be needed to compensate for “colossal” production losses linked to the drought, France’s agricultural federation said.

France24 says In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain.

A state of emergency has been declared in five northern Italian regions – Friuli-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto, lasting until December 31.

Euronews says Almost all of Portugal was in severe drought at the end of May, the country’s weather service (IPMA) said on Thursday.

TRT World says Gavin Newsom has warned of potential mandatory water restrictions as the most populous US state continues to fight a worsening drought –– now in its third year.

The Independent says London could run out of water within 25 years and British rivers could lose more than half their water by 2050 as cities around the world face growing risks from drought driven by the climate crisis.