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National drought

Drought conditions to persist and spread, even as La Nina comes to an end

The Great Texas Drought of 2011-2012 may be coming to an end. During the last six months, significant rains have fallen across the eastern part of...
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Mauritania: school meals, refugee aid lack funding

As the hunger crisis deepens in eight countries of the Sahel region of Africa, humanitarian aid should be increasing. This is not the case though...
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Haiti: drought, low funding threaten school meals program

It's been over two years since the earthquake struck Haiti. Now, with a massive hunger crisis unfolding onmultiple fronts in Africa,the Middle...
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School feeding vital to Ethiopia as drought revisits region

Lack of rainfall is placing Ethiopia at risk of a severe hunger crisis in the coming months. This development comes on the heels of last year's...
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Act now and avoid summer disaster of hunger and famine

Last summer the world was stunned by the famine in East Africa with thousands of children starving to death on the trek from Somalia to refugee...
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Climate Change and "An Inconvenient Truth"

The 2006 cinematic release of the internationally renown, and somewhat controversial film, An Inconvenient Truth sparked reclaimed interest in the...
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Texas national forests: Dangerous trees force Sam Houston, Davy Crockett closure

  • Texas national forests
  • April 3, 2012
Tree-huggers beware. While the trees of Texas national forests really could use a sympathetic hug just now, it's not safe. The presence of...
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Record breaking weather in New England raises environmental concern

New England’s recent winter season received attention for itsunusual warm temperatures and low amounts of precipitation. After a record...
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Continuing drought in Africa’s Sahel region worsens food crisis

On Wednesday United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Director John Ging warned that the continuing drought in the...
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UNICEF warns drought to affect millions of children in Africa’s Sahel

Calling for an increase in aid funding, on Friday UNICEF warned that an imminent drought in Africa’s Sahel region will disastrously affect...
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