Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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Weather experts say new El Niño possible later this year
• Scientists from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) say there is a possibility of a new El Niño event forming later this year. • In 2015 and 2016, a powerful El Niño drove up global temperatures
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It's official: Northland's fifth drought in eight years
Ironically it drizzled ever so slightly yesterday just as Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy declared that Northland is officially in the grip of its fifth drought in the past eight years. But like
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Will seasonally dry tropical forests be sensitive or resistant to future changes in rainfall regimes?
<p>Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) are located in regions with alternating wet and dry seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century, climate models
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Kenya: Children Drop Out of School as Drought Worsens in Garissa
Many pupils in Garissa County have stopped going to school and joined their parents in search of water and pasture for their livestock as drought continues to ravage the region.As the situation worsens,
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South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Drink Muddy Water As Stream Dries Up
Villagers at Mhlotsheni village near Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape are drinking and washing in muddy water as their only stream dries up. The small Rhontsana stream, which feeds the Umzimvubu River and
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Unholy woes
At the dawn of time Lord Vishnu made gods and demons join in churning the milky oceans to extract an elixir of eternal life. After cheating the demons of their share, Vishnu spilled four drops of the precious
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Latur water crisis worsens: city suffers more than rural areas
In Latur, drinking water crisis means the situation for cattle, animals is worse It is 11:30 am. The bright sun is blazing on a field in Bhatangli village in Latur district of Maharashtra, some 500
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Sugar cane on 11,900 hectares damaged in Mandya dist: DC
Revenue Minister V Srinivas Prasad said officials should have complete information about the district while attending a meeting to discuss drought. The meeting is scheduled to he held in Mysuru on August
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Concrete oasis
On the hot, empty road that leads from Las Vegas to the shocking beauty of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area sits Cactus Joe’s nursery. Cacti, yucca plants, ornamental rocks and various sorts
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A billion-person question
NOTHING in India is as terrifying as the thought that the monsoon might not come. Robert Kaplan, in his book “Monsoon”, claims global warming is causing a more erratic monsoon, which “could spell disaster”.