Drought
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Environment
Heat, drought and fire: Europe’s year of extremes in 2022 will not be a ‘one-off,’ new report finds
The climate crisis is taking an enormous toll on Europe, which was ravaged by extreme heat, drought, wildfires and glacier…
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Africa
Kenya’s long drought is causing camels to ‘die in droves’
A grueling two-year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2% of the world’s rarest zebra species and increased elephant deaths as well,…
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Foreign
China issues alert as drought and heatwave put crops at risk
A drought in China is threatening food production, prompting the government to order local authorities to take all available measures to ensure…
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Africa
Drought killed 70 Kenyan elephants in 1 year
Kenya’s Tourism Minister Najib Balala has told the BBC more than 70 elephants have died in the last year as…
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Environment
Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
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Environment
2021: a year of climate crisis in review
A look back at 12 months of key summits, devastating weather and alarming discoveries January The year began with a counting…
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Agriculture
SRP: Seven northern states’ll experience severe dry spells – NiMet
Seven states in the North are going to experience severe dry spells in June, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency announced on…
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Environment
‘The next pandemic’: drought is a hidden global crisis, UN says
Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on water…
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Africa
Namibia auctioning 170 elephants over drought
Drought and human-wildlife conflict is forcing Namibia to auction off 170 “high value” elephants. “Due to drought and an increase…
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Opinion
Reaping a climate change exigency we didn’t sow
Man is obsessed with wanting the finest things in life, so we innovate and create. Countries want to be at…
