4 h. ago Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in

Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting backThe sign outside Tom Hermes’s farmyard in Perkins Township in Ohio, a short drive south of the shores of Lake Erie, proudly claims that his family have farmed the land here since 1900. Today, he raises 130 head of cattle and grows corn, wheat, grass and soybeans on 1,200 acres of land.For his family, his animals and wider business, water is life. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Water levels for the vital Colorado River are so low people can just walk across it

The ongoing climate crisis could have disastrous effects on the Colorado River, experts have warned

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7 d. ago Storm Bram: Irish warnings upgraded as public advised to be ‘very careful’

The entire island of Ireland will be under a weather advisory on Tuesday, as Storm Bram brings very strong winds and high coastal water levels.

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1 week ago Iran counting down to ‘day zero’ where 15MILLION people face being evacuated as capital runs out of water

IRAN's capital city is now on the brink of a major water crisis after water levels hit record low levels. Tehran may be forced to evacuate its 15 million-strong population as it heads towards "day zero" when all the water runs out. The country is facing one of its most severe droughts since records began...

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1 week ago ‘Green River Killer’ who butchered up to 80 people is ‘near death’ in prison: report

Gary Ridgway, aka the Green River Killer, pleaded guilty in 2001 in a deal to avoid the death penalty

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2 w. ago Dramatic footage captures the moment hero passersby jump in Miami River and rescue two people trapped in sinking truck

Two heroic bystanders jumped into the water to pull the women from the sinking truck

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2 w. ago ‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry

As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideHong Kong fire – latest updatesMore than 24 hours after the first tower caught fire, the Hong Kong residential complex was still burning. Fire crews blasted water from cherrypickers at the mid-level floors, but above that, the fires were roaring out of reach.Wang Fuk Court, in the northern Hong Kong district of Tai Po, was home to about 4,800 people. The eight-tower complex had been under renovation for years, clad in bamboo scaffolding and mesh. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago In air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry

As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ actionHow the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideMore than 24 hours after the first tower caught fire, the Hong Kong residential complex was still burning. Fire crews blasted water from cherrypickers at the mid-level floors, but above that, the fires were roaring out of reach.Wang Fuk Court, in the northern Hong Kong district of Tai Po, was home to about 4,800 people. The eight-tower complex had been under renovation for years, clad in bamboo scaffolding and mesh. Continue reading...

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last month Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris

Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare?As autumn blurs into winter, the news is once again filling up with a familiar story: overflowing rivers, inundated streets and overwhelmed infrastructure. Since Friday, England, Wales and Ireland have been hit by the storm the Spanish meteorological agency has elegantly named Claudia, with grim results. One place in particular massively bore the brunt of it all: the Welsh border town of Monmouth, where the raging River Monnow spilled into the streets, people had to be rescued from their homes and drones captured aerial views of the scene, showing fragile-looking buildings suddenly surrounded by a huge clay-brown swamp.Claudia and her effects made it into the national headlines – but mostly, local and regional floods now seem too mundane to attract that kind of attention. Eleven days ago, Cumbria saw submerged roads, blocked drains and over 25...

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