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Drought

Type: Keyphrase
Name: Drought
description: A naturally-occurring phenomenon that occurs when precipitation is significantly below normal levels, causing water levels to drop and vegetation to die. This extended period of dry weather usually lasts longer than expected and leads to measurable losses for a human community (crop damage, water supply shortage).
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 10 Documents (in Environment)
Drought Caused By El Nino Wreaks Havoc Across Latin America
El Nino has caused devastating drought damage across Latin America this year, resulting in a massive food crisis in Guatemala and water cuts in Venezuela, AFP reported.An El Nino, which is an occasional seasonal warming of central and eastern Pacific ... [Red Orbit - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Mali: drought resistant maize
Nov. 21 - The government in Mali is breeding drought resistant maize to help farmers there cope with the dry weather. ... [Reuters India - 1 hour ago]
Entities: Mali, Drought
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Environment)
Ambika Soni - Click to view image in its original context
Ambika Soni
Cabinet approves drought package for Bundelkhand
The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 7266 crore package for drought relief and integrated agricultural development of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh that has been a victim of a sustained drought. "The scheme will be implemented over three years ... [NetIndia123.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Research Spawns New Discoveries Showing How Crops Survive Drought
Junior professor's breakthrough launches unprecedented number of publications in high-profile journalsBreakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' ... [Red Orbit - 11/19/2009]
Entities: Drought, Receptor, Protein
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Manmohan Singh - Click to view image in its original context
Manmohan Singh
Bundelkhand region gets Rs72.66b as drought relief
NEW DELHI The federal cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs72.66 billion package for drought relief and agricultural development of the Bundelkhand region, that spans Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, and has suffered a sustained drought for the past four ... [Oman Tribune - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)
This (climate) change is worse for women
New Delhi: Women and the poor will bear the most brunt of climate change and the problems arising out of it, says a United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) report.Quoting various researches, the report, State of World Population, says natural disasters, ... [DNA India - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Global warming compensation
Central American nations will demand $US105 billion ($A114.2 billion) from industrialised countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives say.Central American environment ministers gathered in Guatemala on Friday to discuss ... [Sky News Australia - 17 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)
SPECIAL REPORT:Spreading wildfires could bring 'an inferno on earth'
wildfires in the country's history. Elsew, fire regimes are changing and are projected to change even more as the planet heats up. In this careful report on a growing problem, Janet Larsen warns unless we stabilise the climate quickly, it may be impossible ... [People and the Planet - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Global Warming will Impact Women the Most, Says United Nations Report
Most Recent Climate Change Photos in the News& LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) A United Nations report warns that women will bear the brunt of global climate change since a large share of women rely on agriculture for their livelihoods.The report released ... [EcoWorld - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Australia fires rage amid heat wave
Australians are battling scores of bushfires amid record-hot weather.The blazes come just months after the country's worst ever wildfire disaster.Major lightning storms set off about 100 blazes in the state of South Australia alone, most of which had ... [Al Jazeera - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Horn of Africa food crisis: Shocking scenes of deprivation
Roger Middleton, December 2009, The World Today, Volume 65, Number 12The north eastern corner of Africa is again witnessing shocking scenes of deprivation. The Horn of Africa, from Sudan through Kenya and Ethiopia to Somalia regularly suffers from prolonged ... [ReliefWeb - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Biotechnology)
GM crops divide nation: survey
The latest ANU Poll, issued to The Canberra Times, also finds Australians believe the nation's farmers produce safe food sustainably and ethically, and there is strong support for giving them extra financial help.The poll discovers Australians are still ... [Stock Journal - 11/20/2009]

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Around 36,000 hectares (90,000 acres) of corn and bean crops were lost, officials said. "El Nino prolonged the period of drought, which provoked a reduction... in agricultural production, affecting around 2.5 million people" said Elisabeth Byrsla, spokeswoman for the UN OfficeOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
El Nino intensifies Latin America drought [PhysOrg.com - 2 hours ago]
...People will fight to the death for water and food. And the inhabitants will find themselves, as the report puts it, "in the unprecedented situation of being citizens of a state that no longer has a territory." Imagine your country disappearing underwater forever. Where do you belong? Where do you go?
Helen Benedict -- Global warming will doom Seychelles [Washington Post - 5 hours ago]
...As the Arctic continues to melt, California will continue to experience extreme drought. A new study revealed: "when Arctic sea ice disappears, the jet stream-high-altitude winds with a profound influence on climate-shifts north, moving precipitation away from California." A recent "sweeping water-reform bill" in California temporarily eased public outcry, but the problem remains...
The Critical Unraveling of U.S. Society [Peak Oil - 10 hours ago]

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Forget the Committees [American Spectator - 55 mins ago]
Worst drought ravages Southern Cape water sources [SABC - 1 hour ago]
Mali: drought resistant maize [Reuters India - 1 hour ago]
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India emits lesser carbon dioxide than others: ... [Chandigarh Tribune - 1 hour ago]
GM wheat worth it [Farm Online, The Land - 1 hour ago]
Environmental water to protect ... [Queensland Country Life - 1 hour ago]
Central America demands billions in climate dam... [Yahoo! News - 2 hours ago]
Heavy rains soak South Australia [Stock Journal - 2 hours ago]
El Nino intensifies Latin America drought [PhysOrg.com - 2 hours ago]
Food Business : [Lanka Business Online - 2 hours ago]
Mali: drought resistant maize [Reuters UK - 3 hours ago]
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Un Warns Of Rising Extremism Against Women [Turkish Weekly - 5 hours ago]
First double: George vindicates AFL snub [West Australia Sunday Times - 5 hours ago]
David A. Fahrenthold -- Around the world, clima... [Washington Post - 5 hours ago]
Helen Benedict -- Global warming will doom Seyc... [Washington Post - 5 hours ago]
Former Ghanaian President to champion children ... [Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 8 hours ago]
MTN Sponsors 'Save Lake Chad' Conference [Nigeria Guardian - 10 hours ago]
Unmanned U.S. plane bombs targets in Pakistan [Uzbekistan News - 10 hours ago]
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The Critical Unraveling of U.S. Society [Peak Oil - 10 hours ago]
Heat is on to cool climate [Nelson Mail - 12 hours ago]
Fish move north to beat the heat [Hindustan Times - 12 hours ago]
Official joins water appeal [Las Vegas Review Journal - 13 hours ago]
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Farmers reeling from Mexico drought - 17 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Kenya's orphaned elephants [CNN International - YouTube - 11/15/2009]
Kenya's orphaned elephants [CNN.com - Video - 11/15/2009]
Drought Threatens Australian Wine [Sky News - YouTube - 11/14/2009]
"The California Drought and the Mindle... [Mefeedia Video Tag : biotechnolo - 11/14/2009]
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