An update on the state of drought throughout the world: <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><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><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><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><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><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><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>Please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/collapsepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join us on Patreon</a> for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Daily Episode 217 - The State of Heatwaves

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven&rsquo;t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society&rsquo;s current trajectory? &ldquo;Breaking Down: Collapse&rdquo; takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they&rsquo;re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn&rsquo;t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.