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China’s largest freshwater lake facing earliest dry season on record
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, is experiencing its earliest dry season on record. Floodwaters from the Yangtze River usually flow into Poyang during the summer, but the lake is currently 67 per cent smaller than its 10-year average, according to Chinese state media. The local communities’ drinking water supply has been severely affected. Support us:…
What's the impact of the drought in the Rhine River? | Inside Story
Many countries are in the grips of intense summer heatwaves that are causing some of the world’s crucial rivers to dry up. In parts of Europe, waterways have dropped to near-record levels, halting marine traffic and disrupting factories and industries. Now, Germany is facing a crisis as the Rhine River – its most important shipping route – becomes difficult for ships to navigate. That’s not…
France rations water amid driest summer on record
France is enduring its driest summer since records began. Water is being restricted across most of the country. Crops are withering, wildfires are raging, and rivers are running dry. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Toulouse in southwestern France. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish…
Mediterranean migrants: Why are deadly sea journeys on the rise again? | The Stream
Hundreds of migrants have been reported dead or missing crossing the Mediterranean Sea this year, and many more are expected to make the dangerous journey during favourable summer weather conditions. In the past eight years, an estimated 2.3 million people have journeyed across the Mediterranean Sea seeking better lives in Europe. The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean dropped following a peak in 2015, but…
France experiencing worst drought on record – BBC News
France is in the middle of its fourth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures up to 40C, and experiencing what the government has said is its worst drought on record. It has left villages without any drinking water and forced dozens of people in southeastern parts of the country to move to nearby evacuation centres to escape wildfires. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #France #BBCNews
France wildfire forces thousands to flee – BBC News
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a “monster” wildfire in the south-western France that has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares of forest. The raging blaze near the city of Bordeaux has gutted a number of homes and forced 10,000 residents to flee. European countries have seen a wave of deadly wildfires this summer, triggered by record temperatures and droughts across the continent. Please subscribe HERE…
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