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Winds of climate change blast farmers hopes of sustaining a livelihood in Burkina Faso

2015-07-07 09:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: One afternoon towards the end of May a violent wind howled through Bogandé, the main town in Gnagna province, in eastern Burkina Faso. Raising a storm of dust and sand, it plunged the streets into semi-darkness, driving roaming goats crazy. In villages across Gnagna people connect these extreme climate events with deteriorating living standards. They explain how these increasingly frequent red winds wreak havoc, burying their crops in sand, destroying their homes, and spreading disease among their...

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