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The new constitution would also enshrine individuals�* rights to water — a precious resource in a country suffering droughts, and something crucial for the indigenous community of the atacama. this ceremony brings together members of the atacamenos indigenous people, who live around northern chile, and have a deep respect for nature, having adapted to life around the desert. theyve given us special permission to come along.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide.

As a result of the emissions of greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution. so, one degree might not sound like a huge amount at first glance, but actually thats been more than enough to shift the frequency of many episodes of extreme weather, and that includes both droughts and heatwaves. these conditions have really special significance for wildfires, of course, because its in these conditions that living vegetation can dry out. so can the dead leaves and twigs and other litter on the fo...

PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn't only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its water levels have dropped.

Getting myself into. the new constitution would also enshrine individuals rights to water — a precious resource in a country suffering droughts, and something crucial for the indigenous community of the atacama. this ceremony brings together members of the atacamenos indigenous people, who live around northern chile, and have a deep respect for nature, having adapted to life around the desert. theyve given us special permission to come along.

Sir James Bevan, the head of the British Environment Agency, advised his countrymen to be "less squeamish" about the source of their drinking water.

In our news wrap Monday, some documents seized from former President Trump's home may be protected by attorney-client privilege, a judge in Georgia ordered Republican Governor Brian Kemp to testify before a grand jury on alleged attempts by Trump to alter election results there and the path to restoring the Iran nuclear deal grew more uncertain as President Ebrahim Raisi issued a new warning.

Tom Erndt says that he can now finally find closure for his fathers death.

Reveal more and more. >> who knows whats going to pop up next. >> reporter: jake ward, nbc news, lake meade, nevada. i want to bring in david wallace wells, author of "the uninhabitable earth, life after warming." im glad to have you with us. we have covered in the last seven minutes on this show the extreme ends of the spectrum, extreme flooding and drought. how should people think about these kind of things as it relates to what we should expect in the next decade here. >> before we even tal...

Stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with wildfires, heatwaves and droughts across much of europe this summer, just how is climate change driving up food prices? she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in the indian slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies and then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, wives are waiting. hostag...