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What is cloud seeding and could it end the drought in Iran?

Facing its worst drought in decades, Iran is attempting to stimulate rain by spreading seeding agents in clouds, but the technique is likely to have modest benefits at best

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WOODHEAD, DERBYSHIRE - MAY 11: An aerial view of Woodhead Reservoir amid low water levels on May 11, 2025 in Derby, England. United Utilities, a water utility in north-west England, warned customers to consume less water as they announced that regional reservoirs were at 69% capacity. Last year at this time, reservoirs were at 90%. The utility said there was a

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See how the driest early spring in 69 years has parched a UK reservoir

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Ceremonial moai

Humans

Drought may have sped the demise of Rapa Nui sculpture culture

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Earth

Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity

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Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer

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Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer

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Environment

Dust clouds from the Sahara are reaching Europe more frequently

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Forest fires in Amazon

Environment

Half of the Amazon may be pushed to climate tipping point by 2050

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Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it survive climate change?

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One of the shelters used to mimic extreme drought, this one at the Central Plains Experimental Range, Colorado

Environment

Extreme droughts are worse for plants than we thought

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Environment

World must prepare for frequent and severe droughts, report warns

With climate change driving more intense dry spells, the world must invest in early warning systems and measures to conserve water, a UN report says

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Environment

How we broke the water cycle and can no longer rely on rain to fall

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We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late

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Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis

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Europe to become a hotspot for flash droughts caused by climate change

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