Tag: drought
Khomas, Namibia is experiencing the worst drought in 90 years
Namibia is currently experiencing the worst drought in 90 years and is finding ways to deal with climate change and…
Drought may hinder Kenya’s economic growth – World Bank
The World Bank said on Tuesday that dry weather across much of Kenya was likely to curb the country’s economic…
Australia to import grains as drought takes hold
Australia’s Department of Agriculture says the department is preparing to import grains for the first time over a decade as…
More Afghans displaced by drought than conflict – UN
No fewer than 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in Afghanistan – 52,000 more than the number uprooted by…
Zimbabwe likely to face drought in 2018/19 farming season
Zimbabwe is likely to experience an El Nino phase, which will result in erratic rainfall during the 2018/19 farming season,…
Australian farmers hit by worst drought in generations
Australia is in the grips of its worst drought in 50 years, Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said on Tuesday.
Drought hits Northeast China province
Northeast China’s Jilin Province is suffering from a drought which has affected 1.36 million hectares of crops, local authorities said…
UN seeks $1.6bn to protect 5.4m Somalis from drought
The UN office in Somalia has launched the 2018 humanitarian response plan, which called for 1.6 billion dollars to protect…
Ethiopia loses 2 million animals to drought – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that two million animals have been lost to a “devastating” drought in…
34 African nations affected by drought
No fewer than 34 African countries were affected by drought from 2015 to 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)…
Cuban agriculture threatened by worst drought in 115 years
Cuba’s agriculture is being threatened by the worst drought to hit the Caribbean in over a century. The drought is…
World Bank: Imminent drought will hit Nigeria, others
The World Bank has sounded an alert about an imminent drought in Africa, that will affect Nigeria and at least…
Worst drought ravages US farms
Weather forecasters see no end in sight to the worst US drought in five decades, a blistering heatwave that has…