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Malawi to import 50,000 tonnes of maize after drought worsens
2016-02-29 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Malawi will import 50,000 tonnes of the staple maize from Tanzania to avert hunger after a drought that affected 2.8 million people in the southern African nation, state officials said on Monday. Agriculture is Malawi's mainstay, accounting for a third of the economy and providing livelihoods for 80 percent of the population of about 15 million people. "With the 30,000 tonnes coming in from Zambia, we expect to add on another 50,000 tonnes from Tanzania that we have authorized (state-owned...
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18 elephants to be flown to US zoos as drought puts pressure on Swaziland wildlife
2016-02-26 11:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Eighteen elephants, due to be culled because the intense drought in southern Africa has left a national park in Swaziland without food, could be flown to zoos in the US. It is hoped that moving them will give endangered rhinos more chance of survival. The three male and 15 female elephants from parched Hlane national park are being held temporarily by a local conservation group pending a court case brought by US animal welfare groups concerned about their export. But they are planned to be...
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Drought, air pollution rise up agenda in Iran election
2016-02-25 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: As Iran prepares to elect its tenth parliament since 1979s revolution on Friday, mounting concern about environmental degradation has surprised observers of the Islamic republic. Hundreds of candidates have signed a 15-clause green pact promising to shun damaging projects and liaise with NGOs, according to analysts at the Tehran Bureau news service. Such statements are unprecedented. A seven-year drought is putting pressure on farmers while city-dwellers suffer from air pollution. Lake...
Drought adds fuel to fire as Zambia loses battle save forests
2016-02-25 04:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Bare-chested, Alan Siyampondo shovels soil onto a smoking kiln stuffed with burning teak wood to produce a batch of charcoal in the heart of Dambwa Forest Reserve outside Livingstone. Nearby in the savannah woodland close to Zambia's southern border, another man prepares to turn his chopped logs into charcoal. Despite concerted efforts to reduce deforestation, this season's poor rainfall - influenced by the El Nio weather phenomenon is causing food and power shortages that could force more Zambian...
Study: All US Forests From Coast To Coast Now Threatened Climate Change, Drought
2016-02-23 06:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquistr: In as little as 20 years, forests in the U.S. may look very different than they do today. A new study is warning that climate change and drought will likely threaten all of the countrys trees. The effects on the American West have already proven disastrous, but a new study that compiles hundreds of smaller studies on the health of U.S. forests and rangelands has suggested that the problem will spread east, the Christian Science Monitor reported. Science is currently scrambling to understand the...
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