30950 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://news.yahoo.com/photos-show-historically-low-reservoirs-192046780.htmlNormally Lake Oroville's water pumps through Edward Hyatt Power Plant to generate enough electricity for 800,000 homes, according to CNN. But the reservoir is currently filled to just 35% of its capacity. With no end to the drought in sight, officials expect they'll be forced to close the plant in two or three months, the spokesperson said.Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:37:00 +0200news-yahoo-4da65b243993a52c0559e4a8621fb7ab20210618223700https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/national_world/wapo/record-setting-heat-blasts-the-west-your-skin-is-almost-sizzling/article_ce55621b-0743-5acb-8f4c-3ec3a75ddb3c.htmlMillions of blasting air conditioners strained electric grids, prompting Texas and California utilities to threaten shut-offs. The National Weather Service in Las Vegas tweeted all-caps appeals for residents to stay hydrated and stay inside: “Long duration heat waves are DEADLY.Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:53:00 +0200sentinelsource-f828c005c2219bf73961c5b2bdb19b3120210618185300http://mapecology.ma/actualites/usa-journee-mondiale-de-lutte-contre-desertification-secheresse/USA : Journée mondiale de lutte contre la désertification et la sécheresse Washington – A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de lutte contre la désertification et la sécheresse, le Secrétaire général de l’ONU a appelé à placer la santé des terres « au cœur de tous nos projets », déplorant que la....Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:40:00 +0200mapecology-763efb311624fffa0cb45cbad81ba31d20210618154000https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/heatwave-western-states-drought-electric-grid-b1868411.htmlCoupled with a catastrophic drought that has damaged crops and shrunk vital reservoirs to all-time lows, the blazing weather is a trademark of human-caused warming, Ms Singh said. Unless the world drastically cuts greenhouse gas emissions, summer temperatures in the west of the United States could....Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:39:00 +0200independent-UK-a9716f1a93654e319bcb447d9a54949920210618153900