{"id":246243,"date":"2025-05-22T12:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-drought-means-more-than-just-no-rain-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:05:18","slug":"why-drought-means-more-than-just-no-rain-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-drought-means-more-than-just-no-rain-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why drought means more than just &#8220;no rain&#8221; | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wjXvu98rQvI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why drought means more than just &quot;no rain&quot; | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wjXvu98rQvI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is facing one of its driest springs on record \u2013 and even Berlin\u2019s oldest tree \u201cDicke Marie\u201d is showing signs of stress. Across the world, droughts are worsening, threatening forests, crops needed for food, and costing billions for the economy. Experts warn it\u2019s time to act, from recycling water to planting resilient crops, and improving early warning systems. But why is rainfall decreasing in some places? And is Earth really getting drier? <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Berlin\u2019s oldest tree<br \/>\n02:09 What is drought? A global issue<br \/>\n03:09 Not all droughts are the same<br \/>\n04:34 When drought translates to crisis<br \/>\n06:51 The reality on the ground<br \/>\n08:11 Why Namibia is a role model<br \/>\n08:53 Summary  For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#germany #drought #berlin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is facing one of its driest springs on record \u2013 and even Berlin\u2019s oldest tree \u201cDicke Marie\u201d is showing signs of stress. 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