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Central Valley is sinking: drought forces farmers to ponder abyss
2015-11-28 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On a day when the skies were ashen from the smoke of distant wildfires, Chase Hurley kept his eyes trained on the slower-moving disaster at ground level: collapsing levees, buckling irrigation canals, water rising up over bridges and sloshing over roads. This is the hidden disaster of Californias drought. So much water has been pumped out of the ground that vast areas of the Central Valley are sinking, destroying millions of dollars in infrastructure in the gradual collapse. Four years of...
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2016 weather outlook: Is drought in the forecast?
2015-11-23 18:21:00| Beef
If you dont have a drought plan, get one. In fact, you should have had one yesterday. read more
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School dropout rate rising as drought boosts hunger in Zimbabwe
2015-11-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: When Thabiso Dube isn't helping his mother at home, the scrawny 8-year-old is working alongside her, doing odd jobs in exchange for food. He should be in class, but has virtually dropped out of school because he is always hungry, said his mother Sithandile Dube, of Lupane district in Matebeleland North province. Thabiso only goes to school "if he has the strength," she says - which can be as little as once a week, usually when there is enough to eat at home. "We haven't had enough (food)...
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Ethiopia Seeks Help to Survive Drought
2015-11-22 19:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Drought has ruined this year's harvest for many Ethiopian farmers. In a country where 85 percent of the people are farmers, millions are in need of aid. The government has purchased nearly 1 million metric tons of wheat at a cost of about $280 million to get through the next three to four months. Government spokesman Getachew Redda said the government is in control of the crisis, but is also focused on measures that will reduce the impact of future droughts. From a strategic point of view," Redda...
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As Brazil's Largest City Struggles With Drought, Residents Are Leaving
2015-11-22 12:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: It happened slowly at first. The reservoir's water level dropped, so the resort extended the boat launch ramp. Then they had to add another extension. Eventually, the water dropped so much that business dried up - along with the lake. "For this coming weekend, there's not one reservation. This business was 98 percent dependent on the water. Now that the water's gone, the customers are gone as well," says Francisco Carlos Fonseca, the manager of Marina Confian§a. The resort is located...
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