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Soaring temperatures across the Netherlands have resulted in country-wide droughts. In the province of Groningen, local water services are feeling the full brunt of the dry conditions as extraction operations deal with ...

Their food sources have been depleted by the dry weather Storks, previously near-extinct in the Northern Netherlands, are in trouble due to a drought. The rare birds, normally found in Drenthe, are ...

Dry summers are becoming a more common occurrence in The Netherlands, and the changing conditions will have a major impact on the landscape and natural surroundings in Groningen and Drenthe. Translation by ...

In the province of Drenthe, farmers are sounding the alarm about the serious consequences of the current drought for the potato harvest. Farmers in Groningen and Friesland have also expressed concerns about ...

The longest dry spell in the past century in the Netherlands has had at least one silver lining: the foundation of a medieval fortification has been spotted in a field near the ...

Dutch farmers whose crops and herds are struggling due to the persistent drought this summer are eligible for financial help from European subsidies. Translation by Traci White The current drought, which is ...

Starting on Wednesday, Wetterskip Fryslân will launch a “drought action centre” and will carry out further inspections of 600-kilometre’s worth of earthen dikes and quays in Friesland. Translation by Traci White Omrop Fryslân ...

The picturesque, lush green dikes along the Wadden Sea coast in Friesland are turning yellow and brown due to a lack of rain. Translation by Traci White In comments to the Leeuwarder ...

Due to the continued drought conditions in Zuidwest-Friesland, dikes and quays in the region will be inspected for cracks in the coming days. Translation by Traci White Fifteen to 20 inspectors will ...

The Netherlands is experiencing a spinach shortage because of the heavy rainfall in the past weeks. Because the ground is so wet a lot of farmers couldn’t sow any seeds and couldn’t ...