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Drought

Climate change could crush East Africa's agricultural economy - report

Climate change could crush East Africa’s agricultural economy – report

Periods of prolonged drought will mean there will be less food for Africa’s rapidly expanding population, says a new report

Geoengineering could disrupt monsoons say scientists

Geoengineering could disrupt monsoons say scientists

Geo-engineering could lower global temperatures but could also damage seasonal rainfall patterns, a study says

Lord Browne: Fracking will not bring down energy bills

Lord Browne: Fracking will not bring down energy bills

Friday’s top 5: Lord Browne says fracking will not decrease energy bills, China to raise coal threshold, Oil drilling in Pechora Sea to begin in 2014, Australian bushfires linked to Indian Ocean temperature increase, Big six told to hold price increase

UK warming faster than global average - report

UK warming faster than global average – report

Grantham Research Institute study warns UK government needs to be better prepared for extreme weather events

June 2013 fifth warmest since 1880 - NOAA data

June 2013 fifth warmest since 1880 – NOAA data

US drought continues to afflict 46% of country as NOAA record one of the hottest months of June since records started

Africa's tiny 'sand dams' can save millions from drought

Africa’s tiny ‘sand dams’ can save millions from drought

Simple, cheap and quick to construct – small walls trapping seasonal rainwater can save Africa’s dryland regions from desertification

UN moves closer to establishing drought reduction targets

UN moves closer to establishing drought reduction targets

Influential panel of experts call for world leaders to adopt goals to combat desertification, land degradation and drought

Ban Ki Moon calls on leaders to take drought threat seriously

Ban Ki Moon calls on leaders to take drought threat seriously

UN chief says developed and developing countries need to accelerate the development of national drought policies

UN drought chief: 'famine dehumanizes us, but it is not a fate'

UN drought chief: ‘famine dehumanizes us, but it is not a fate’

Writing for RTCC on Desertification Day 2013, UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja says it’s time to address this increasingly serious issue

Meet the world’s first water producing billboard

Meet the world’s first water producing billboard

Advertising in Peru has generated 15,000 litres of water in six months

UNCCD: Vulnerable nations must defend against drought

UNCCD: Vulnerable nations must defend against drought

As climate change exacerbates the problem, there is a danger that drought could sneak up on unprepared governments, warns UNCCD Exec-Secretary Luc Gnacadja

US 2012 weather extremes mapped

US 2012 weather extremes mapped

The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a map of extreme US events with low snowfall, continuing drought and damaged crops leaving a difficult legacy for 2013

2012 warmest year on record for USA

2012 warmest year on record for USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says weather was “consistent with a warming world” but can’t be linked exclusively to climate change

Drought set to close Mississippi River trade route

Drought set to close Mississippi River trade route

Army moves in to break up rocks on river bed as water levels fall below safe levels for barges

2012: Another year of global weirding

2012: Another year of global weirding

Droughts and floods, cold snaps and heatwaves, wildfires and record sea ice loss. 2012 was a dramatic illustration of the impacts of climate change that sent public awareness soaring.

World Bank: Arab nations must face climate change realities

World Bank: Arab nations must face climate change realities

COP18: New report finds the Arab region especially vulnerable to climate change, with five countries setting new temperature records in 2010.

Extreme weather cost US insurers $34bn in 2011

Extreme weather cost US insurers $34bn in 2011

Drought, wildfires and flooding pile on pressure as report calls for insurance industry to factor climate change into new models

Climate change and biofuels blamed for rising food prices

Climate change and biofuels blamed for rising food prices

New reports raise concern over links between rising food prices, climate change and biofuels

Amazon deforestation could reduce tropical rainfall and affect Brazil's hydro plans

Amazon deforestation could reduce tropical rainfall and affect Brazil’s hydro plans

Deforestation of tropical forests could significantly reduced rainfall, having negative impacts for people living in tropical regions, according to research published in Nature.

Photo of the week #32 - Climate change, drought and declining zebra populations

Photo of the week #32 – Climate change, drought and declining zebra populations

This week’s photo of the week, the zebra population facing extinction from climate change and drought.

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