Morocco ‘water highway’ averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability

Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face…Continue readingMorocco ‘water highway’ averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability

Global drought threatens food supplies and energy production

In July 2024, global temperatures reached unprecedented levels, breaking historical records with an average of 17.16°C. This extreme heat has led soil water to evaporate, leaving the vegetation and biodiversity more…Continue readingGlobal drought threatens food supplies and energy production

Mediterranean heat wave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Scientists

The punishing heat experienced around the Mediterranean in July would have been “virtually impossible” in a world without global warming, a group of climate scientists said Wednesday. A deadly heat wave…Continue readingMediterranean heat wave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Scientists

UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather

The UK faces food shortages and price rises as extreme weather linked to climate breakdown causes low yields on farms locally and abroad. Record rainfall has meant farmers in many parts…Continue readingUK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather

Morocco winter breaks heat records

In January, the average temperature hit a record, “exceeding 3.8C (38.8F) above normal for the period 1991-2020,” said Houcine Youaabed, the head of communications for the meteorological department. It is the…Continue readingMorocco winter breaks heat records

Morocco breaks heat record

Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50˚C (120˚F), the North African country’s meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heat wave. The meteorological station in the…Continue readingMorocco breaks heat record

Shell signs 12-year LNG supply deal with Morocco

Shell has signed a new agreement to supply Morocco six billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over 12 years. Morocco Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali…Continue readingShell signs 12-year LNG supply deal with Morocco

Drought tightens its grip on Morocco

No longer having access to potable running water, the villagers of Ouled Essi Masseoud rely solely on sporadic supplies in public fountains and from private wells. “The fountains work just one…Continue readingDrought tightens its grip on Morocco