Category: Drought & Fires

Rain halts drought charity fund raiser

A BRISBANE charity motorcycle ride raising money for drought relief has been cancelled this weekend, ironically because of the

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Drought could cut New South Wales winter crop by almost half report warns

Crippling drought conditions in eastern Australia are expected to wipe millions of tonnes off winter crop production this year

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India: Worst water crisis in its history

Population growth, rapid development, widespread pollution and bureaucratic mismanagement are putting tremendous pressure on the country’s depleting water resources.

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Drought Devastates Lesotho As Water Is Exported

Lesotho is experiencing food insecurity as a result of drought despite being the site of the second largest dam

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Drought Hit California Continues To Burn

California is burning. One of the worst wildfire seasons in the state’s history has killed six people and destroyed

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California Wildfires Destroy 1,600 Homes

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – California fire officials said a wildfire north of San Francisco destroyed another 162 homes, raising

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California Drought Is Worst In 500 Years

After four years of drought California is now at its driest for 500 years, scientists have found. The heat

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23,000 Flee California Wildfires

The governor of California has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced about 23,000 people to flee their

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Euphrates Dries Up. ISIS Fight Over Water

The “Garden of Eden” is drying up this summer. Water levels in the fabled Mesopotamian marshes of southern Iraq

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Drought In Europe Worst In 12 Years

Parts of Europe are dealing with some of the worst drought conditions they’ve seen since 2013. According to the

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