{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/6a761cf7c3e1347e8bd66aed?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daily Episode 216 - The State of Drought","description":"<p>An update on the state of drought throughout the world:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/31/eu-considers-emergency-meeting-as-nuclear-shutdown-leaves-hungary-facing-energy-crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EU considers emergency meeting as nuclear shutdown leaves Hungary facing energy crisis | Euronews</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/uk-importing-vegetabless-drough-heat-hit-british-crops-price-rises\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops | Food &amp; drink industry | The Guardian</a></p><p><a href=\"https://phys.org/news/2026-07-california-drought-sacramento-valley-aquifer.html#google_vignette\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">California drought may have pushed parts of the Sacramento Valley aquifer toward permanent collapse</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/hartman-colorado-town-abandoned\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis | Colorado | The Guardian</a></p><p><a href=\"https://phys.org/news/2026-07-italy-po-river-valley-drought.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Italy's Po River valley on drought alert</a></p><p><a href=\"https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5989271-mini-dust-bowl-could-be-forming-in-the-us-expert-warns-will-el-nino-make-it-worse/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Mini Dust Bowl’ could be forming in the US, expert warns. Will El Niño make it worse?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/25/foreign-firms-taking-billions-of-litres-from-uk-aquifers-to-make-bottled-water?utm_source=newsshowcase&amp;utm_medium=discover&amp;utm_campaign=CCwQ7prdy9-R3q_FARilpoTB59eH5KUBKicIMBC2lMmGybCXrQYY0d6hl4nqq6ecASoOCAAqBggKMJeqezDfswk&amp;utm_content=bullets\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Foreign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water | Water | The Guardian</a></p>","author_name":"Kory & Kellan"}