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Millions of Indians facing worst drought in decades
2013-03-07 14:36:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage. Central areas of Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, are facing a water shortage worse than the severe drought in 1972, the state's chief minister Prithviraj Chavan told AFP. "In recorded history the reservoirs have never been so low in central Maharashtra," he said. "With every passing...
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Ranchers Develop Planning Methodology To Best Respond To Drought
2013-03-03 23:09:00| Beef
Rangeland Like a general mapping out his strategy before going into battle, a rancher must be prepared to respond effectively to drought, one of the biggest threats to Great Plains ranchers. With the input of ranchers and advisers, a drought-planning methodology has been created to encourage more ranchers to develop advance plans. read more
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With Lingering Drought Comes Plans for New Reservoirs
2013-03-03 04:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Tucked away in northeast Texas, Lake Gilmer was the last major reservoir built in the state, more than a decade ago. Local officials said they had intended to share construction costs and water with a new power plant, but the power company backed out, leaving the City of Gilmer with the bill. Rather than serve city or industrial customers as a water source, the lake is mostly used for bass fishing. Nonetheless, Texas interest in reservoirs is reviving as the drought persists and growing cities...
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NZ dollar little changed amid drought fears
2013-02-28 04:06:41| Food - Topix.net
The New Zealand dollar was little changed as traders pondered the impact of drought on the dairy industry, the nation's biggest exporter, offsetting the risk-on tone from US stocks near record highs.
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Drought Fells a Texas Towns Biggest Employer
2013-02-28 02:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After two years of drought, people are starting to leave this parched West Texas town. The lack of significant rainfall has slowed the rush of cattle that came to the largest employer here, a beef processing plant that employed 2,300 people in a town of 22,343. When the plant shut this month, it took with it an annual payroll of $15.5 million. The closing has challenged families who had worked at the plant off Interstate 27 for generations. Sons and daughters stood alongside their fathers and mothers,...
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