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Europe Is Drying Up
…very ominous is happening to Europe's water resources. According to the European Drought Observatory, the drought monitoring service of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), in mid-August 50% of the territory of the European Union and…
The Drying Continent
…groundwater reserves have been falling steadily since 2018. In Central Europe one drought alert follows another, drinking water shortages have become a daily reality in places, and the Mediterranean region has often had to restrict water supply. One…
Britain's Budget Leaves Biomethane Support Frozen
…cap on biomethane support, while Spain tightened its oxygen limit for grid injection, drought cut Europe's maize silage harvest and Polish sugar mills lined up as biomethane hosts.
Colorado Basin Groundwater Is Vanishing Faster Than Thought
…show that the snow-fed Upper Colorado River Basin lost more groundwater in the latest drought than the drier Lower Basin – a warning about what surface monitoring misses.
Record Copper Drives Up Water Infrastructure Costs
…in September, while energy and borrowing costs rose and a strengthening El Niño raised drought risks across several regions.
The Paving-Everything Mania vs. the Sponge City
In these drought years, water retention has become a hot topic, but the discussion usually focuses only on the consequences of river regulation. Yet we also build our cities so that as little rain as possible can soak into the ground – which has local…
Elephant Butte Reservoir at a Historic Low
…supplies agriculture in New Mexico and Texas. Behind the phenomenon lie years of extreme drought and a record-early snowmelt in 2026. A half-century low Images from the Landsat 5, Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites clearly illustrate the change: on 2…
Hydrogen Will Not Drink Europe Dry
Hydrogen strategies and drought are both high on Europe's agenda, and where they meet a question keeps coming up: will hydrogen production drain water supplies? Mostly not, according to a report published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre…
When the Cooling Water and the Power Run Out
…in August, 50% of the territory of the EU and the UK was struggling with some level of drought, flows on the Rhine, the Danube and the Garonne fell in places to a fraction of normal, and estimated economic damage reached €180 billion, close to 1% of EU GDP.…
A Record Number of Water Conflicts Are Hitting the World
…those in need because of the continuous fighting. Iran and the Gulf – caught between drought and war US and Israeli air strikes since 28 February have further strained Iran's water system, already weakened by prolonged drought, low rainfall, depleted…