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China Battles Forest Fires as Fears Linger Over Harvest
Date: August 23, 2022
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The southwestern Chinese regions of Chonqging and Sichuan were battling fires on Tuesday as they awaited a long-anticipated drop in temperatures over the next week, but the country’s important autumn harvest remained under serious threat. Officials warned this month that temperatures were rising faster in China than in the rest of the world...
Energy Squeeze Could See Berlin’s Gaslights Flicker Out
Date: August 18, 2022
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – The night has a different colour in parts of Berlin where the streets are lit by gas: the light more ethereal and the shadows deeper. But these areas could be plunged into darkness if Germany declares a heightened gas emergency in the autumn. Berlin has the world’s largest surviving...
Yangtze Tributary Runs Dry as China Faces Another Month of Drought
Date: August 18, 2022
By Thomas Suen and David Stanway CHONGQING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed on Thursday amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month. “I am actually pretty worried, because the water has been cut off in...
China’s Drought Could Last Until Sept as It Races to Protect Harvests
Date: August 18, 2022
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China warned that severe drought conditions along the Yangtze river could last well into September as local governments race to maintain power and find fresh water to irrigate crops ahead of the autumn harvest. Beijing has warned of the increasing risk of extreme weather in China as a result of...
London Set for Hosepipe Ban From Aug. 24 – Water Company
Date: August 17, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Thames Water, which serves customers in and around the British capital London, said on Wednesday it was banning customers from using a hosepipe from Aug. 24, citing prolonged dry weather. Britain officially declared a drought in parts of England on Friday following England’s driest July in nearly 90 years, a month in...
Drought in England, Fires Rage in France as Heatwave Persists
Date: August 12, 2022
(Corrects date in dateline) By Stephane Mahe and Manuel Ausloos SAINT-MAGNE, France (Reuters) -Firefighters from across Europe came to France’s rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe drought, as successive heatwaves renewed the focus on climate change risks. Much of Europe...