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China: the most drought in 30 years
A fierce heat wave swept across Xinjiang, the westernmost province of China, causing temperatures in cities to exceed 40 degrees Celsius. This situation has caused cattl…
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A city 'visible' from the water
The longest and most severe drought in Australian history has drained 80% of the water on Lake Eucumbene, revealing the imposing skeleton of Adaminaby town after half a…
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28% of Vietnam's land area is deserted
Vietnam has about 9 million hectares of unused land (accounting for about 28% of the total land area nationwide), including 5.06 million hectares of unused land (Decisio…
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Drought affects millions of Chinese people
Drought in some provinces in China caused 4.8 million people to lack drinking water, the China Daily cited sources from the national drought remedy.
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Australians ... pray for rain
On May 16, Australian Prime Minister John Haward called on Australians to become a need for rain to repel the worst drought since a century in the driest continent of th…
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Vietnam: River water is over-exploited
In most central provinces, the Southeast, the Central Highlands, the river water is exploited over 50% of the flow in the dry season causing the flow in the river basins…
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Extensive drought due to El Nino phenomenon
According to the Center for Meteorological and Climate Research (Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment), the climate change situation in Vietnam takes plac…
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Australia: the risk of water shortage in big cities
According to the warning of scientists, from now until the end of the year, the big cities of Australia such as Brisbane (Northeast) and Adelaïde (South) may lack seriou…
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China made artificial snow in Tibet to combat drought
Xinhua News Agency yesterday (April 18), reported that China has just created the first snow in Tibet to prevent possible drought in the future. According to Xinhua, the…
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La Nina arrived early
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that the El Nino weather phenomenon (prolonged rain and flooding in the Americas and Africa, droughts and fores…
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China: Millions of people lack water for drinking because of drought
According to China's Xinhua news agency, more than 5.5 million people in the southwest region are suffering from a shortage of drinking water due to severe drought. Litt…
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El Nino goes, La Nina comes
The El Nino phenomenon, which began in 2006, has ended in the past few weeks. However, it is not good news because almost immediately, its twin sister La Nina has appear…
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Large-scale drought in South Central
Drought and saline intrusion are becoming a concern in many provinces in the South Central region. Although at the beginning of the dry season, there are signs that this…
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Deplete Amazon
The Amazon Basin in South America is facing the most severe drought in history. Great majestic rivers are now only languid creeks. The streams and lakes are drying up. F…
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Australians are thirsty
Prime Minister John Howard has warned: Australians have no alternative but to use recycled wastewater due to the most severe drought in history.