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Malawi says 8 million people need food relief due to drought
2016-05-25 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: More than half of Malawi's population is in need of food aid after an El Nino-induced drought decimated crops, the minister of agriculture said on Wednesday. The drought has ravaged much of southern Africa, but Malawi has been the worst-hit country with more almost half of its population of about 15 million affected. "The results of this rapid assessment showed that close to 8.4 million people will need food because they have partially or completely lost their crops through El Nino induced...
Largest U.S. Water Reservoir Shrinks to Record Low Amid Major Drought
2016-05-24 10:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: The water in the largest reservoir in the U.S. has shrunk to the lowest level on record, following years of drought in California and surrounding states. Water levels at Lake Mead fell to 1,074 feet last week, down from an average of 1,084 feet in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The lake is currently at 37% of capacity, according to Bureau spokesperson Rose Davis. The region has suffered from a drought that has lasted more than a decade and the snowpacks that feed the lakecreated...
Cambodia takes solace from plow ceremony amid worst drought 50 years
2016-05-24 10:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As the worst drought in half a century delays rice planting in Cambodia, a pair of oxen on Tuesday delved into rice, corn and bean bowls at an annual plowing ceremony in an omen for good harvests for those crops in the year ahead. Annual rains have come late to Cambodia, exacerbating the drought and forcing farmers to wait before planting this year's crop of rice. Exports of Asia's staple are expected to fall well short of the 530,000 tonnes shipped in 2015, further exacerbating a tightening...
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With Drought New Normal In The West, States Scramble To Prepare
2016-05-22 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: As the Colorado River dries out, the seven states that rely on this body of water risk water scarcity. Colorado state historian Patty Limerick discusses preparations for water scarcity in the West.
Myanmar Seeks to Break Vicious Circle of Flood and Drought
2016-05-22 17:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: It has been two weeks now since the village of Htita, with its few bamboo houses hemmed in by parched, cracked earth and dried-out ponds, has enjoyed the novelty of its first ever water well. Young housewife Lei Lei Win walks to the noise of breaking soil to fill two yellow containers previously used for cooking oil. With the weight of the 20-litre "buckets' balanced on a pole on her shoulder, it now takes her only one minute to provide her family with the water that she will need to get washed,...
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