droughts
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Heat waves, droughts and wildfires are making northern regions of Spain, France and Italy increasingly attractive to buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Climate change has been heating up Southern California for some time, heightening fire danger and worsening droughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
During severe droughts, these normally wet landscapes can dry enough to ignite.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The canal authority plans to build a new 4,600-hectare reservoir on the Indio River to the west as a way to limit the effects of future droughts on operations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But then something worse happened: Terrible droughts struck the parts of the world that always grew the most food.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
