'We will have to share the water': a quarter of small waterways in France have run dry

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A quarter of small waterways in France have dried up due to low rainfall and intense heatwaves, leading to water restrictions across 100 French departments. This drought situation raises concerns about environmental impacts and water resource management in the region amid broader climate stress.

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, July 17: China reacts after the UK nationalises its last remaining virgin steel factory, expropriating Chinese Jingye Group. In other news, low rainfall in May followed by three intense heatwaves have 100 French departments under water restrictions. Also, in Central Asia, a team of Spanish scientists want to refill a long-desertified lake, in the hopes of preventing further CO2 release. Finally, in the UK, a beaver has found love.