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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
ByOliver Milman June 10, 2026

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting pe…

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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
ByMoulid Hujale in Burhakaba June 6, 2026

More than 6.5 million Somalis have been pushed to the brink of severe hunger as the climate crisis, fighting and cuts in aid leave a trail of despairFor three years, Zeynab Ibrahim watched as her little town shrivelled up and died. The rains never came…

Read More Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
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‘It’s like we went bankrupt overnight’: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu May 11, 2026

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentialsAs US troops withdrew from Somalia in the spring of 1994, a teenaged Muse Omar Jama began working as an…

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For Iranians, Bombing of Gas Field Worsens Already Dire Energy Crisis
BySanam Mahoozi and Hiroko Tabuchi March 18, 2026

The South Pars gas field, hit by airstrikes on Wednesday, is central to the energy supply of Iran, which was already suffering blackouts before the war.

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How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests
ByJames Meadway January 15, 2026

Supply failures dramatic example of how climate crisis threatens basic human need – and with it political stabilityIran protests – live updatesGripped by a terrible drought now entering its sixth year, Iran’s cities are on the brink of what its meteoro…

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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
ByOllie Lewis December 1, 2025

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall i…

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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
ByOllie Lewis December 1, 2025

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall i…

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Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran November 16, 2025

As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracleWater, and its absence, has become Iran’s national obsession. In the mosques of northern Tehran the imams have been praying for rai…

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As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon November 9, 2025November 9, 2025

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

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As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
BySanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon November 9, 2025

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

Read More As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers