#drought

#drought

Iran is experiencing its hottest week of the year, with temperatures exceeding 50C in some areas, alongside a severe water crisis due to five years of drought and lower rainfall.

The first hosepipe ban of 2025 has been announced in the UK, following the country’s driest spring in over a century, with only 15cm of rainfall recorded.

Low water levels after heatwaves and drought are limiting shipping on some of Europe's biggest rivers, including the Rhine and the Danube, and pushing up transport costs.

Millions of Yorkshire households are facing a potential hosepipe ban in two weeks time to cope with the county's drought. Internal Yorkshire Water documents suggest a temporary ban for its five million customers has been pencilled in for July 14.

A sign reads, "Sorry we are closed due to the very low water" outside a business along the drought-stricken Elephant Butte Reservoir on August 16, 2022.

The region is in the grips of disaster, according to the NSW drought indicator, part of a large area lit up in orange on the map. Surrounding regions are also drying out, expected to slip into drought by mid-winter.

Extreme drought conditions have exacerbated the struggle over water resources in Texas, with agriculture and urban centers competing against the oil and gas industry for dwindling water supplies.

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"Overall, we are not doing nearly enough to develop wastewater recycling in the seven states that are part of the Colorado River Basin," said Noah Garrison.

Water levels across the Ter-Llobregat system, which supplies over six million people, have more than doubled over the past month, now sitting at 64 per cent capacity. This improvement is critical in moving municipalities from 'alert' to 'pre-alert'.