Photo: WFP / Tsiori Andrianzoarana Children under five in southern Madagascar suffer the most from malnutrition – – In some areas, absolutely nothing grows, and people try to survive by feeding on locusts, fruits and cactus leaves. More than a million people in southern Madagascar are desperate to survive in the first-ever famine caused by … Read more
Amazon forests face extinction due to deforestation and drought – – The worst drought in a century threatens millions of people in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. South America is experiencing an unprecedented drought in a century. BBC. It is noted that one of the largest waterways in the region, the Paraná water system, on whose … Read more
The drought and instability in which Afghanistan lives Since the return to power of the Taliban regime, they are seriously threatening the food production in the country, where one in three inhabitants suffers from acute food insecurity, according to evaluations carried out by specialized agencies of the United Nations. (See: Taliban Regime Faces Banknote Shortage … Read more
loading… NEW DELHI – Six young girls in India stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rain. The incident occurred in a dry village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The video that has gone viral on social media shows young girls walking naked with logs over … Read more
The effects of the drought on the Colorado River are visible in Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona. Foto: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images – The water authorities of the on from California declared this Tuesday a water supply alert given the worrying situation caused by the drought that affects the entire west of the … Read more
An unprecedented drought is drying up the second largest river in South America – the Parana. Its course begins in Brazil and lasts over 4,800 km through Paraguay and Argentina. The river gives life to huge tropical forests and farms, writes Reuters, quoted by Vesti bg. More than 80% of farmers in Argentina depend on … Read more
“Many of the observed climate changes are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes that have already begun – such as continued sea level rise – are irreversible over hundreds or thousands of years.” noted experts. According to them, sustainable reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse … Read more
Jose Martin Cortes 2 hours ago 5 min Dust from the Sahara, scattered rains and two tropical cyclones off Mexico will be the downside in the coming days. This weekend came the first “important” pulse of sahara dust that crossed the southeast and the Gulf Slope, decreasing rains with dominance of a hot environment and … Read more
Harvested coffee beans in Laos – – Coffee consumption this year will exceed production for the first time since 2017, according to the US Department of Agriculture. World prices for Arabica coffee in June reached their highest in five years. This could affect end-users, reports The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, July 12th. Thus, in … Read more
Lyon seen from the plane © P. Laplace – Caluire, Champagne, Chasselay, Brindas, Brignais … 17 municipalities of the Rhône and the Metropolis of Lyon see the State recognize the state of natural disaster for differential movements of land resulting from drought and soil rehydration. The interministerial decree of June 22, 2021 recognizing the state … Read more