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Bangladesh's capital suffers a record rain
Yesterday (July 28), the vehicles had to go through high-waist water levels in Bangladesh's Dhaka Capital when the biggest rain in 60 years poured into the city.
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India makes artificial rain against drought
Indian scientists are studying new artificial rain techniques to deal with the terrible heat wave in northern states.
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Clean water is a big challenge for Asia
Population explosion, poor resource management, flood and drought are turning clean water into luxury for hundreds of millions of Asians.
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Drought threatens Amazon carbon sinks
According to a new study conducted on the world's largest tropical forest, Amazon is particularly sensitive to drought.
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Satellites help locate water sources
Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger has many problems in securing water demand. As part of ESA's TIGER solution, satellite data is being used to identify grou…
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People and the sea change the climate of North America over the past 50 years
Greenhouse gases play an important role in the climate of North America, differences in temperature of marine areas may be the key to predict future regional climate cha…
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Drought in Spain in the past 500 years
A Spanish research group reconstructed drought cycles in this country between 1506 and 1900 based on a record of rituals stored in Toledo cathedral, aiming to observe th…
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Drought lasts for centuries in North America
Stalagmites in the West Virginia cave have provided the most detailed geological record ever in the climate cycle in eastern North America over the past 7000 years.
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California: Drowning in a drought
On June 12, the governor of California (Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger, declared a state of emergency in a fertile valley in the central region, a leading agricultural p…
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Natural disasters: cold in Europe and America, drought in China
A frenzy of air is embracing North America and Europe, causing many disturbances in life. In contrast, in China, more than a million people are facing increasingly sever…
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The Amazon forest is greener when the sun is drought!
This phenomenon almost goes against the natural law. Drought makes the Amazon rainforest, located between 9 South American countries getting more and more green - accord…
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China: Drought causes 7.5 million people to lack drinking water
According to the China Flood Control and Drought Relief Office (SFDH), the prolonged and widespread drought in the north, northeast and south of the country has made at…
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China: Long drought, record flood
While many parts of China suffer from the longest, heaviest rains in the year, millions of people in this country experience severe droughts.
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China: The record of 141 people died from lightning
Lightning claimed the lives of nearly 150 people in China last month, a record high since the figure was counted in 2000, according to the China Meteorological Agency (C…
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Italy: Po River shrinks due to drought
According to Italian scientists, Po River, a large river in northern Italy and playing a strategic role in the economic development of this region, there is a risk of be…