2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (385+ words) Aug 26, 2026 | News More than 80,000 old fridges and freezers have been left stranded at a recycling facility in Newport following the collapse of operator Unimetals, the South Wales Argus has reported. The closure has contributed to a growing backlog in the…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago   (247+ words) Residents and businesses within 11 Chatham-Kent communities are being urged to use less water for the next few days. It’s because of planned repairs to a major water transmission line for the municipal water system, according to the municipality’s public utilities…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (376+ words) Denver Water’s collection and service areas continue to face severe drought conditions, with historically high temperatures, low streamflows and reservoir storage far below normal. As a result, at its meeting today, the Denver Board of Water Commissioners amended its Stage…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (364+ words) More residents and businesses connected to the Chatham water system are being asked to conserve water over the next few days. The Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (PUC) says it's because of work to repair a major water transmission line. Customers…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (630+ words) Some sheep farmers are being forced to dig into winter fodder reserves and increase concentrate feeding as prolonged dry weather continues to leave grass supplies under pressure. Two Kilkenny sheep farmers have outlined the contrasting impacts of the dry spell,…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (777+ words) Droughts alone cause at least $300bn in annual losses, with these events having increased by roughly a third since the turn of the century. According to the OECD, 40% of the world’s land is already affected by frequent and severe droughts and…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (213+ words) With the new academic year to begin next month, schools in drought affected communities are making preparations to ensure they have adequate water supply. Yesterday, Water Minister Matthew Samuda expressed that no school should have to close because of water…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (195+ words) Euronews.com Video. Fossils and a shipwreck unveiled along Danube following drought On a stretch of the river in Bulgaria, archaeologists have been able to study the foundations of a bridge, thought to have been built in the year 328. Hundreds…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (185+ words) Atascosa County officials implemented a strict 90-day countywide burn ban Monday, restricting outdoor burning to lower wildfire risks across the community. The decision, authorized Aug. 24 by the Atascosa County Commissioners Court, will remain in effect through Nov. 22. Under the order,…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (665+ words) The town of Surry has installed a cistern off Carrying Place Lane as a permanent water supply. The Surry Fire Department will be filling it over the next couple of weeks, said Fire Chief Bryan McLellan. Drought has overtaken much…...