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Somalia: Drought Fuels Climate Shocks, Urges More Funding Somalia, 29 March 2026 – Somalia has said a worsening water crisis lies at the centre of the country’s recurring climate shocks, as authorities called for stronger and more predictable funding to move from emergency response to long-term resilience. Speaking at the opening of the Country Humanitarian Forum (CHF) on Sunday, the Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, said the country continues to face repeated droughts and floods that displace communities and deepen humanitarian needs. “Somalia continues to face recurrent droughts and floods… we are still responding to the same crises year after year,” he said. He noted that around 5 million people are facing food insecurity, including more than 2 million in emergency conditions, while nearly 2 million children are affected by malnutrition. The commissioner said access to water remains a critical challenge, with about 280 boreholes currently non-functional and water prices rising to between $12 and $15 per 200-litre barrel in some areas, putting safe water beyond the reach of vulnerable households. “This situation is not sustainable. We must shift from reacting to crises to preventing them,” he said. Abdulle said the government is advancing a new approach focused on prevention, preparedness and...

Somalia: Drought Fuels Climate Shocks, Urges More Funding
->Dawan Africa | More on "Somalia drought climate funding crisis" at BigEarthData.ai | #Water #Drought #Climate

Early-season wildfires surge across the United States with over 611 000 ha (1.51 million acres) burned year-to-date Wildfire activity intensified across the United States in March 2026, with 44 large fires burning approximately 399 800 ha (987 989 acres) as of March 27. Since January 1, more than 611 000 ha (1.51…

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Even moderate levels of warming can unleash extreme climate damage Climate models reveal that certain 3.6°F warming scenarios can produce more severe impacts than average projections at higher temperatures.

'Some climate futures at 3.6°F (2°C) of warming may be harsher for drought, rain, and fire than average projections at 5.4°F (3°C) or even 7.2°F (4°C), according to a new study.'
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WHEN IN DROUGHT: Aurora prepares for a year of severe water restrictions - Sentinel Colorado “This is a more dire situation than any of the previous watering restrictions I’ve been here for. It’s bad.”

ICYMI - WHEN IN DROUGHT: Aurora prepares for a year of severe water restrictions

'This is a more dire situation than any of the previous watering restrictions I’ve been here for. It’s bad'

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WHEN IN DROUGHT: Aurora prepares for a year of severe water restrictions - Sentinel Colorado “This is a more dire situation than any of the previous watering restrictions I’ve been here for. It’s bad.”

ICYMI - WHEN IN DROUGHT: Aurora prepares for a year of severe water restrictions

'This is a more dire situation than any of the previous watering restrictions I’ve been here for. It’s bad'

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WHEN IN DROUGHT: Aurora prepares for a year of severe water restrictions - Sentinel Colorado “This is a more dire situation than any of the previous watering restrictions I’ve been here for. It’s bad.”

ICYMI - WHEN IN DROUGHT: Aurora prepares for a year of severe water restrictions

'This is a more dire situation than any of the previous watering restrictions I’ve been here for. It’s bad'

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Clear contracts, new tech. Can California's insurance woes be fixed? Candidates spoke about moving people off the California FAIR Plan and modernizing the Department of Insurance at a forum in the Pacific Palisades.

Clear contracts, new tech. Can California's insurance woes be fixed?
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2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West For much of the Western US, winter 2026 was the year snow never came.

"The record-low snowpack may be a harbinger of what a warmer future will look like in the western US."

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How will California curb spiraling disaster costs? New study could guide response to era of 'climate-fueled economic crisis' The report is expected to guide how the state addresses the growing costs of catastrophic disasters and who will pay.

After ever-costlier California fires, new study could shape state’s response
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Amid ‘dire situation’ for Colorado River Basin, headwater states say they can’t cut #water they don’t have

what about water guzzling #cows? & cow food crops?

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Recent Rains Decrease Drought Across Hawaiʻi Farmers across Hawaiʻi are reeling from a winter of historic rainfall and storms that have flooded fields, devastated crops and destroyed equipment. Many don’t have insurance and will shoulder the cost of the recovery themselves. Some are among those whose homes are also in rough shape. But the historically wet winter has significantly alleviated one of farmers’ biggest challenges in recent years. All this rain has helped decrease drought in parts of the state that were seeing some of the driest conditions in a century. “We had the second driest year on record, last year. We’ve gone from this incredible extreme to potentially one of wettest months we’ve ever had,” said Ryan Longman, a climate scientist with the University of Hawaiʻi. From One Of The Driest Years To The Wettest Last year was the second driest year on record in Hawaiʻi since 1920, according to the annual climate report by the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal and Hawaiʻi Mesonet, a statewide weather monitoring portal. The islands had their driest August in more than three decades. It was the driest year on Maui and the second driest on the Big Island in more than 100 years. But 2026 has, so far, brought...

Recent Rains Decrease Drought Across Hawaiʻi
->Honolulu Civil Beat | More on "Hawaii drought relief extreme weather" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate #Drought #Water

Span chief pushes mandatory water recycling, rainwater harvesting as Malaysia’s dam levels dip KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Malaysia must shift from voluntary conservation to legally mandating large-scale solution...

Malaysia must shift from voluntary conservation to legally mandating large-scale solutions like industrial water recycling and rainwater harvesting to secure its water supply against increasingly frequent droughts. #Malaysia #water #reclamation #drought malaysia.news.yahoo.com/span-chief-p...

Leaf Shedding During Drought Reduces Hydraulic Stress in Trees A trait-based physiological plant hydraulics model predicts drought response, and annual variation, in leaf area index (LAI) across dry forests This prediction of LAI matches or outperforms droug...

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As Storms Pummel Hawaii, the Western U.S. Continues to Bake Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave - Inside Climate News Unusually high March temperatures are shattering records out West—and the heat wave isn’t over yet.

It's only March but high temperatures and drought conditions and weak snowpack across the West and much of the United States foretells a harsh summer with more and intense wildfires.

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What do you do when the world is burning. Nebraska wildfires have their foundation in #climate caused #drought.
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Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave The unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also set the stage for a potentially perilous wildfire season.

Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
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This photograph was taken last year...we've not had much rain this year. Hoping to see some lush green grass soon 🤞

What does your backyard look like at the moment?

#drought #grassland #Colorado
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DEC lifts drought watch for upstate drought regions The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that all upstate drought regions have returned to “Normal” status. In cooperation with the State’s Drought Management Task Force, DEC updated the drought status from “Drought Watch” to “Normal” in State Drought Regions II through VIII after assessing recent precipitation and elevated levels of ground and surface water. The Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk (State Drought Region I) remain in a Drought Watch. “Precipitation and recent snowmelt have improved stream flows and groundwater levels, resulting in upstate drought regions returning to normal status,” said Commissioner Amanda Lefton. “DEC experts will continue to monitor conditions in coordination with the State Drought Management Task Force and update the public of any changes. DEC encourages communities and individuals to always be mindful of their water use and practice water conservation measures all year long.” While regional hydrological conditions have notably improved, localized dry conditions may persist and despite encouraging hydrological conditions, New Yorkers are urged to continue reducing unnecessary water use and waste, fixing leaks and choosing efficient water fixtures. New York State drought Region IIA, which includes New York City and Westchester County, remains in normal status due to the...

DEC lifts drought watch for upstate drought regions
->Adirondack Explorer | More on "Upstate New York drought status" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate #Drought #Water

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Reduced dominance of rainfall deficit in tropical #drought severity due to growing influence of greater precipitation variability and atmospheric evaporative demand due to warming #climate based on merged observations-forced model datasets 1951-2016: doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

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Death of winter: Dry streams and rising heat unsettle life in Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh faces a warmer, drier winter, impacting agriculture and water sources. Farmers report reduced rainfall & dry streams, affecting crops & livelihoods. Rising temperatures increase pest...

[India] Death of winter: Dry streams and rising heat unsettle life in Arunachal Pradesh www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan... #FossilFuels #ClimateCollapse #Winter #Heat #Drought #Crops #AP #India

Drought effects on the leaf uptake of carbonyl sulfide and CO₂ in Pinus sylvestris and Juniperus communis Gross primary productivity (GPP) drives the land carbon sink, but its response to climate change and extreme weather events like drought remains uncer…

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Carbonyl sulfide is widely used as proxy for Plant‘s gross primary productivity #GPP. How that’s influenced by #drought? ⬇️
I‘m happy that we hosted this experiment by #AnnaDeFries & @biomet.bsky.social from #UniInnsbruck
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Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests For as long as we’ve known that soil bacteria manufacture molecular weapons to fight each other, we’ve been swiping their battle plans. In clinics and hospitals, those turf-war weapons have become miraculous drugs of modern medicine—antibiotics—that blow away otherwise deadly infections. But, of course, there’s a dark side of mimicking microbial munitions—bacteria have defenses, too, namely antibiotic resistance. You’re probably aware that we’re facing a rising threat of drug resistance among disease-causing bacteria, one that is rendering much of our stolen weaponry obsolete and making infections harder to defeat. Often, this growing crisis is framed as a clinical failure: We’re overusing and misusing antibiotics, hastening our bacterial foes’ natural ability to develop and spread resistance. While this is certainly true, a new study in Nature Microbiology this week identifies a potentially new driver of rising antibiotic resistance—and we’re at least partly to blame for this one, too. A series of experiments by researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that dry soil—drought conditions—consistently select for and enrich antibiotic resistance in soil bacterial communities. More concerningly, the researchers found that pro-resistance conditions in soil link to higher frequencies of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals around the world. And with human-driven climate...

Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests
->Ars Technica | More on "Antibiotic resistance worsens during droughts" at BigEarthData.ai | #Drought #AntibioticResistance #Climate #Water

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Rapid adaptation and extinction in synchronized outdoor evolution experiments of Arabidopsis Climate change forces species to adapt rapidly to avoid extinction. To directly observe rapid adaptation and extinction, we conducted synchronized evolution experiments with Arabidopsis thaliana in 30...

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Rapid adaptation and extinction in synchronized outdoor evolution experiments of Arabidopsis Climate change forces species to adapt rapidly to avoid extinction. To directly observe rapid adaptation and extinction, we conducted synchronized evolution experiments with Arabidopsis thaliana in 30...

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