Record drought in Europe, Med in early August
More than half of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was affected by drought in the first ten days of August, according to an AFP analysis on Monday of European Drought Observatory data.
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Drought-hit Serbian raspberry farmers fear 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� future
Facing drought and record heat, raspberry farmers in western Serbia are warning of the worst season in decades for one of the world鈥檚 largest exporters of the fruit...
Restoring land
WITH the passage of time, the growing concern over the degradation of our planet, particularly through global warming, continues to escalate, undermining the Earth鈥檚 ability to fulfil its full potential in serving human welfare. Since the United Nations General Assembly designated June 17 as Desertification and Drought Day in 1994, this day has served as an important...
World鈥檚 richest 10pc caused two thirds of global warming: study
The world鈥檚 wealthiest 10 per cent of individuals are responsible for two thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said on Wednesday...
Panama Canal earns record revenue despite drought
The Panama Canal earned record annual revenues of almost $5 billion, despite a reduction in ship traffic due to a drought, its operator said Friday...
Worst yet to come in Africa drought: UN
A record drought that has devastated crops across southern Africa, causing millions of people to go hungry and pushing five countries to declare a national disaster, is entering...
Crucial farm jobs dry up in Morocco amid drought
In a sun-baked village north of Morocco鈥檚 capital Rabat, Mustapha Loubaoui and other itinerant workers wait idly by the roadside for farm work made scarce by a six-year drought...
Heatwaves, droughts threaten rice yields聽in Bangladesh
Bangladesh faces immense challenges in keeping up its rice production amid frequent heatwaves and droughts in the absence of heat-tolerant rice varieties and...
El Nino drought-hit Zambia seeks $900 million in 鈥榣ife saving鈥� aid
Zambia said on Tuesday that it needed more than $900 million to deal with the worst drought the country has ever recorded and provide 鈥榣ife-saving鈥� assistance to millions of people.聽....