Tag: drought
Panama Canal: a hundred ships blocked due to drought
Dozens of container ships stranded, waiting their turn. This is the image conveyed for a few weeks on social networks. Drought is the main culprit of this traffic jam. Because…
Decline in drought in Europe: good news that should not hide the reality of the crisis
In the heart of summer, Europe finds a little color. Despite the heat wave affecting part of the continent, the drought in early August fell to its lowest level since…
Drought: how is water consumed in France?
Objective: to reduce water consumption. The government disclosed on Monday August 21 the names of 12 industrial sites supported by the State to gradually reduce their water withdrawals. A total…
Boswachter: ‘Flowering heather looks fantastic, but could use some variation’
Zwaan: “The purple flowering heather looks fantastic, but that does not mean that it is doing very well from an ecological point of view. The heather plants only flower for…
The early summer drought results in a lower grain harvest
The drought during the early summer has led to lower yields for crops sown in the spring. The autumn-sown crops have fared better during the drought, but they too have…
Drought: at what level are the water tables in France?
The summer of 2023 has so far been marked by very wet weather over the northern half of the country, causing the surface drought to ebb in the country. But…
The flames consumed the graves of Hawaii’s kings and queens – drought and noxious plants behind the devastation
A wildfire almost completely destroyed Lahaina, the old capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. A large wildfire that started on the island of Maui in Hawaii on Tuesday has caused…
Farmers are cheering for the rain – the June drought has affected the harvest
The drought in June has meant that this year’s grain harvest is expected to be much lower compared to a normal year, according to forecasts from Lantmännen. But after a…
The western Netherlands no longer needs any extra freshwater
Rijkswaterstaat then makes water available from the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal and the Lek, which the De Stichtse Rijnlanden water board in Utrecht transports to the western Netherlands via a whole system…
Rainy month after record drought, what does that do to nature?
However, the heavy rainfall does not mean that there is suddenly an abundance of water. “There isn’t enough rain for that. So far it only compensates for the drought from…