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#Drought and commercial #cattle #farming exposes tens of thousands to devastating #hunger in #Angola
The end of cattle’s paradise: How diversion of land for ranches eroded food security in the Gambos calls on the Angolan government to immediately provide emergency food assistance to the communities facing hunger, declare a moratorium on land grants, and…
The worst #drought in 90 years hits the #Khomas region in #Namibia
THE Khomas region is experiencing its worst drought in 90 years, according to official rainfall figures released by the Namibia Meteorological Service this week. The region received less than a third of its normal quantity of rainfall over the past…
The #Brazilian #Drought Of 1877-1879 – This is what #NASA is hiding
The Great Drought , or drought in northeastern Brazil from 1877-79 , was the most devastating drought phenomenon of the history of Brazil , occurred in the Brazilian imperial period . The calamity is responsible for the deaths of between…
Thousands of #cattle dead due to #drought in #Maule, #Chile
Even worse in 60 years, it is wreaking havoc in the central zone of Chile, the losses in the agricultural sector are considerable, spring and summer could further exacerbate this situation. According to estimates released by El Mercurio, some 10,000…
15,000+ #cattle dead due to #drought in #Ozuluama, #Mexico
15,000+ cattle dead due to drought in Ozuluama, Mexico
2,500 #cattle dead due to #drought in #Putaendo, #Chile
2500 head of cattle have died in Putaendo because of the worst water crisis in decades, according to local farmers and ranchers, who ask agriculture minister Antonio Walker to declare an agricultural emergency . More than a hundred muleteers and…
Hundreds of #cattle dead due to the worst #drought in 30 years in #Tabasco, #Mexico
The Los Ríos area of the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco is suffering the worst drought in the last 30 years , causing an 80 percent stoppage in agricultural activity and heavy losses for livestock . The largest river in…
SEVERE #HEATWAVE KILLS AT LEAST 92 AS #TEMPERATURES SOAR TO #50C IN #BIHAR, #INDIA
At least 92 people have died in Bihar, India as the severe heatwave takes hold which is also affecting most of India. The country is experiencing droughts and hundreds of cases of heatstroke. Other deaths have been recorded in Aurangabad,…