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Tunisians reel from sudden state order to ration water usage to combat drought
It’s a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in a ... North Africa -
2022 declared as Europe’s hottest summer on record: EU monitor
The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent baking in record-shattering heatwaves and the worst drought in ... World News -
China warns of ‘severe’ threat to harvest after worst heatwave on record
China's autumn harvest is under “severe threat” from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the ... World News -
Europe's drought exposes ancient stones, World War Two ships as waters fall
Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures - ... World News -
Downpour brings flash floods to London streets, after weeks of dry, hot weather
Heavy rain triggered flash floods around parts of London on Wednesday, following weeks of dry, hot weather.Footage posted on social media showed ... World News -
London set for hosepipe ban from Aug. 24 amid drought declaration: Water company
Thames Water, which serves customers in and around the British capital London, said on Wednesday it was banning customers from using a hosepipe from ... World News -
UK declares drought in parts of England as temperatures soar
Britain officially declared a drought in parts of England on Friday as households faced new curbs on water usage during a prolonged period of hot and ... World News -
Drought kills over 1.5 million livestock in Horn of Africa: United Nations
Drought in the Horn of Africa has killed more than 1.5 million livestock and drastically cut cereal production, “and we are most definitely now ... World News -
Satellite data shows hunger looming in Senegal, Mauritania
Hundreds of thousands of people in Senegal and Mauritania are at risk of going hungry in the coming year because not enough grass has grown to feed ... Features -
India creates new ministry to deal with water crisis
India’s government has created a new ministry to grapple with a growing water crisis, with more than 60% of the country’s 1.3 billion ... Healthy Living -
UN: Two million Somalis could die of starvation amid drought
A United Nations emergency relief coordinator says more than two million men, women and children could die of starvation in Somalia by summer’s ... Healthy Living -
ANALYSIS: The disaster of drought and water shortage crisis in Iran
Iran is currently suffering from shortage and lack of water and certain policies have been put in place by the Iranian government that put the country ... Features -
VIDEO: Afghan farmers fleeing drought face more hardship in camps
Wheat and opium farmer Murad Khan Ishaqzai, 80, has never seen a drought as bad as the one ravaging western Afghanistan where more than 250,000 people ... Economy -
VIDEO: Iraq’s treasured amber rice crop devastated by drought
Standing on his farm in southern Iraq, Amjad al-Kazaali gazed sorrowfully over fields where rice has been sown for centuries -- but which now lie bare ... Economy -
110 dead from hunger in 48 hours in severe Somalia drought
Somalia's prime minister said Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region - the first death toll announced ... Middle East -
‘We are thirsty’ say Tunisians as drought creates tensions
Persistent drought across several regions in Tunisia is creating new social tensions and threatening farming Features -
Morocco expects economy to grow by 4.5 pct in 2017
Drought in the country slashed cereal harvest to 3.35 MT, down 70 per cent from 2015’s record 11 MT Economy -
Weather-weary Indian farmers resort to new cash crop: blood
Drought, hailstorms, unseasonal rainfall and most recently an unusually warm winter have played havoc with crop yields Features -
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s failed rains have created a drought in some areas of the country worse than the 1984 crisis Features -
Mysterious lake appears in the middle of Tunisian desert
A mysterious lake recently appeared in the middle of the Tunisian desert. The lake, which appeared in a drought-stricken area, has attracted ... Reports -
Drought threatens to compound Syrian woes
Millions of Syrians are facing a major drought that could cut wheat production and drive more people to cross the border if there is no rainfall Middle East -
Pakistan’s leaders are fiddling while regions burn
Death from starvation has been stalking over two hundred thousand people in the desert region of Tharparkar in southern Pakistan World
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