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Sunday 2 April 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Drought

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# very very warm
It'll still be very hot this week as drought warning to remain until Friday
Another high temperature warning kicks in for most of the country this morning.
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Jul 2nd 2018, 7:36 AM
# Weather
Met Eireann issues drought warning for entire country as heatwave continues
The weather service issued the warning this morning at 11.
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Jun 30th 2018, 12:24 PM
# Heatwave
Irish Water says Dublin water restrictions could be 'unavoidable' as hot weather persists
“This is a very serious situation and we are seeking the public’s help,” Irish Water said.
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Jun 26th 2018, 11:41 AM
# hot hot heat
Supplies already under pressure due to hot spell, Irish Water says
Met Éireann said that temperatures will reach as high as 30 over the next few days.
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Jun 25th 2018, 3:30 PM
# Floods
At least 27 people killed after dam bursts in Kenya
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
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May 10th 2018, 10:47 AM
# Drought
'In that moment, I protect him': Jose Mourinho explains Lukaku penalty snub
The Belgian striker went to take a spot-check but his manager instructed Daley Blind to step up instead.
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Nov 1st 2017, 12:23 AM
# soaked up
Climate change blamed for Portugal facing its worst drought in more than 20 years
The Pego do Altar reservoir is now almost empty of water.
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Sep 17th 2017, 6:00 PM
# triple digit temperatures
Houses destroyed in 17 wildfires as California gripped by record-breaking heatwave
Over 3,000 firefighters battled the blazes yesterday.
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Jul 9th 2017, 11:05 AM
Voices
Opinion: 'I’ve never seen hunger and despair like I saw last week in Kenya'
With severe drought gripping many parts of East Africa, millions of people are facing starvation in the coming months, writes David O’Hare.
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Jun 4th 2017, 3:30 PM
# Fortaleza
Brazil's forgotten history of imprisoning citizens fleeing drought in concentration camps
Extreme droughts in the South American country in the early 20th century saw the government interning rural peasants fleeing the disaster.
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Feb 25th 2017, 12:30 PM
# Drought
Cork turn to Meyler to guide their U21 hurlers for the next two years
The Rebels haven’t won an All-Ireland in the grade since 1998 or a Munster title since 2007.
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Sep 14th 2016, 11:13 AM
# Drought
14 games since his last Premier League goal, Giroud lacks confidence, says Wenger
The Arsenal boss says his team must rally around the striker.
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Apr 24th 2016, 6:07 PM
# Drought
'Manchester United won't end up like Liverpool' - David Beckham
David Beckham is confident Manchester United are on the verge of returning to their trophy-winning ways.
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Oct 7th 2015, 7:50 AM
# magnum... of water
Magnum found out by PI
Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing water – in the middle of a drought.
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Jul 9th 2015, 3:16 PM
# Drought
Messi's creativity as important as goals - Barca coach Martino
The Argentinian international has now gone eight games without a league goal for the Catalans.
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Jan 27th 2014, 9:34 AM
# Water
Hosepipe ban put in place in South Tipperary
The ban will be in place until 13 August.
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Jul 16th 2013, 6:37 PM
# Bears
Bears break into sweet shop, cars searching for food amid US drought
An exceptionally dry summer has depleted bears’ usual food supplies of berries and vegetation – pushing them further into residential areas.
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Aug 9th 2012, 9:20 AM
# Portugal
Fires blaze across the Algarve in Portugal
Fires have hit the Madeira islands and the mainlands over the past 72 hours.
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Jul 21st 2012, 2:28 PM
# Drought
'I can catch Nicklaus' - Tiger Woods
The former world No1 believes he can still equal the 18-Major record… despite not winning one since 2008.
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May 31st 2012, 10:19 AM
# North Korea
North Korea reports serious drought
The communist country has had very little rain in the last month which threatens to damage crops as the country enters a critical planting season.
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May 28th 2012, 11:29 AM
# New Zealand
New Zealand braces itself for a drought... of Marmite
New Zealanders love the black stuff – Marmite, that is, rather than Guinness. As stocks of the salty yeast spread are running low, people are getting a little panicked.
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Mar 19th 2012, 2:50 PM
# Water
Hosepipes to be banned in areas of UK
Extremely low rainfall and continuing dry conditions are leading to droughts in areas of the south and east.
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Mar 12th 2012, 9:19 PM
# Food Crisis
Ireland gives €5 million in emergency funding to Sahel region
Ten million people are at risk from a growing food crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria.
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Feb 20th 2012, 11:37 AM
# Wildfires
Wildfires strike Texas and Oklahoma
The fires occurred following dry weather and high temperatures and led to evacuations from homes.
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Aug 31st 2011, 2:36 PM
Voices
Column: Some of the malnourished children have bodies so swollen they look about to burst
A Somali coordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres tells the story of the forgotten tens of thousands trapped and starving to death within Somalia’s war-torn districts.
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Aug 19th 2011, 8:00 AM
# Child Deaths
UN: Ten children dying each day at Somali refugee camp
Child mortality at a camp in Ethiopia has reached an “alarming” level, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
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Aug 16th 2011, 5:46 PM
# Somalia
Somali children reportedly recruited by extremists
The United Nations has warned that children are being targeted for recruitment by the Somali militant group who are working to overthrow the country’s unstable government.
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Aug 11th 2011, 4:19 PM
# Drought
Drought forces town to recycle urine
A Texan town has been hit so hard by drought that it will begin recycling treated effluent and turning it into drinking water.
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Aug 6th 2011, 2:53 PM
# Somalia
29,000 children 'killed by Somalia famine'
The crisis in Somalia is worsening, with three new regions declared famine zones.
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Aug 5th 2011, 11:04 AM
# Somalia
Somali refugees moved as camps overflow
The UN has begun to move people to into extended camps as the numbers of refugees swell – while aid agencies appeal for continued support to help battle the crisis.
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Aug 2nd 2011, 11:07 AM
Voices
Column: The UN must brave up to terrorists to get aid to Somalia
Charity GOAL’s chief executive John O’Shea says that while agencies are trying to help refugees flooding out of Somalia, some four million people are trapped inside and facing death.
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Jul 28th 2011, 8:11 AM
# east africa
UN launches urgent appeal for donor help in East Africa
Some mothers have had to make the “horrifying choice of saving the strongest” of their children while leaving the weakest behind to die as starving families make the long, desperate trek to refugee camps, says the UN.
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Jul 25th 2011, 9:03 PM
# Somalia
Nearly 800,000 children in Somalia face immediate death
Concern video shows extent of humanitarian crisis in refugee camps as militants threatening to ban return of aid agencies not already on the ground.
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Jul 22nd 2011, 6:00 PM
# east africa
'It is much worse than people realise': Mary Robinson visits Somalia
Such is the extent of the famine in parts of Somalia the US is to aid parts of the country controlled by Al-Shabab.
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Jul 21st 2011, 9:41 AM
# east africa
After two years UN aid delivered to Islamist areas of Somalia
It’s the first time aid has been delivered to some parts of the country in two years
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Jul 17th 2011, 11:40 AM
# east africa
Ireland to give extra €1m in aid to Horn of Africa
Countries in East Africa are in the grip of the worst drought in 60 years, with millions facing starvation.
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Jul 15th 2011, 8:22 AM
# east africa
"The people here show me the graves of children": East Africa's drought crisis
A photo-essay from Oxfam in Ethiopia and a first-hand account from a Concern worker in Somalia paint a stark picture of the worst drought in the Horn of Africa in 60 years.
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Jul 14th 2011, 4:20 PM
# Somalia
In pictures: A photo essay from war-torn Somalia
Striking images from Somalia, where the worst drought in the region for 60 years is affecting some 7 million people.
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Jul 6th 2011, 8:27 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jul 6th 2011, 4:57 PM
# Drought
Militants lift aid ban to help Somalia drought victims
The powerful Islamist group Al-Shabab had previously placed a ban on aid from non-Muslim agencies to Somalia.
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Jul 6th 2011, 2:33 PM
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