Posts Tagged ‘Drought’

NOMADS FORCED TO SHOOT CAMELS IN KENYA

Friday, October 16, 2009 0:00

Nomads in Turkana in Kenya's extreme north have been reduced to sacrificing their animals to survive a bruising drought. "I brought this dromedary to have it killed and make a little money after the other one died of hunger with the drought," Erkal Lorinyo, 65, explained. ...

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NOMADS FORCED TO SHOOT CAMELS IN KENYA

Friday, October 16, 2009 0:00

Nomads in Turkana in Kenya's extreme north have been reduced to sacrificing their animals to survive a bruising drought. "I brought this dromedary to have it killed and make a little money after the other one died of hunger with the drought," Erkal Lorinyo, 65, explained. ...

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GIANT HERD ‘FLEES KENYA DROUGHT’

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:09

A giant herd of cattle has fled from northern Kenya into the Borena zone in Ethiopia to escape a drought, according UN agriculture chiefs.They say it is one of the largest movements of cattle in 10 years. Kenya's cabinet ...

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THE USE OF GEO-ENGINEERING TO SLOW GLOBAL WARMING MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF DROUGHT, ACCORDING TO A PAPER IN SCIENCE JOURNAL

Sunday, August 9, 2009 4:29

As I have repeatedly pointed out, geoengineering the Earth's climate could cause a lot more problems than it solves.Now, the prestigious Science journal has published a report showing that geoengineering could cause droughts.As the BBC writes:Gabriele ...

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DROUGHT TAKES TOLL ON IRAQ REVIVAL EFFORTS

Friday, July 24, 2009 0:00

What was known as history's fertile crescent, where lush farmland and abundant water gave rise to civilisation, is today a dusty desert where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers crawl sluggishly toward the sea. Vast tracts of Iraqi farmland are cracked and barren, precious ...

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UGANDAN FARMERS PRAY FOR RAIN AS CROPS FAIL

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 7:03

Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

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UGANDAN FARMERS PRAY FOR RAIN AS CROPS FAIL

Monday, July 6, 2009 15:51

Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

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LIKE IT OR NOT, I’M INVOLVED

Monday, July 6, 2009 12:39

Fed up with windbag actors advocating for the poor and needy? Me too. But shutting up is worseWhy do you have to hear it from an actor? I have a profound dislike of activism. I don't enjoy hearing dispatches from the crisis zone delivered by ...

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HOW TO CREATE A DROUGHT-PROOF GARDEN

Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:33

Guest blogger Andy Hamilton of selfsufficientish.com shows how to prepare your garden for dry spellsEryngium maritimum is a great plant for dry gardens, and its roots can be eaten. ...

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CLIMATE WARNING OVER CHINA GROWTH

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 16:32

Cost of crop failure soars as weather disasters become more frequent and severeChina faces an increase in weather disasters which will threaten crops and economic growth, the country's most senior forecaster has warned.He Lifu, of the National Meteorological Centre, told the China Daily newspaper ...

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