Droughts

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Drought adds to Belgian farmers’ coronavirus misery

May 29, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, BELGIUM, Climate Politics, DROUGHT, Droughts, Environment, Europe, European Union, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Precipitation, Spices / Herbs / Fruit / Vegetables, US, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As coronavirus lockdowns disrupt food supply chains and shuttered restaurants curb demand for some of their produce,

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Chinese dams held back Mekong waters during drought, study finds

April 13, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Cambodia, China (PRC), Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Droughts, Energy (TRBC), Environment, General News, Laos, MEKONG, MYANMAR, RIVER, Thailand, US, VIETNAM, Water, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather

BANGKOK (Reuters) – China’s Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries

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Paddocks ‘painted green’: Australian farmers celebrate rains amid grinding drought

February 26, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Cattle, Climate Politics, DROUGHT, Droughts, Environment, Europe, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Major News, Pictures, Precipitation, RAINFALL, US, Utilities (TRBC), Video, Water

URALLA, Australia (Reuters) – The one thing livestock farmer Richard Daugherty misses about the depths of one of Australia’s worst-ever

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Australia’s bushfire-stricken state pays tribute to 25 victims

February 23, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aerospace / Defense (Legacy), Aerospace and Defense (TRBC), Air Accidents, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Disasters / Accidents, Droughts, Environment, Floods, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Precipitation, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Families, firefighters and politicians gathered in a solemn public ceremony in Sydney on Sunday to honor the

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Heavy rains dampen fires in Australia’s Queensland state, cause flooding

January 26, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Disasters / Accidents, Droughts, Environment, Floods, General News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Precipitation, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s bushfire-stricken state of Queensland saw heavy rainfalls on Sunday dampening some of the fires that have

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Australian leader curtails holiday as firefighters killed in huge blazes

December 20, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Climate Politics, Disasters / Accidents, Droughts, Environment, Europe, Fires, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Major News, Malta, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Public Health, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a rare public apology as he cut short a Hawaiian vacation

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Two people found dead and 100 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires

November 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Disasters / Accidents, Droughts, Environment, Fires, Nature / Wildlife, US, Video, Wildfires / Forest Fires

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Two people have been found dead, seven are missing and at least 100 homes have been destroyed

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Australia offers drought ravaged farmers up to $688 million in cheap loans

November 7, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Asia / Pacific, Australia, Company News, DROUGHT, Droughts, Economic News (3rd Party), Economic Output, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), Food and Tobacco (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Grains, International Trade, Livestock, Loans, Picture available, Precipitation, Softs, US, Water, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather, Wheat

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will offer farmers hurt by drought up to A$1 billion ($688.10 million) in cheap loans, Prime

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Late-season fires flare up in drought-stricken parts of Alaska

August 20, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ALASKA, Disasters / Accidents, Droughts, Environment, General News, Nature / Wildlife, Precipitation, United States, US, WILDFIRES, Wildfires / Forest Fires

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Late-season wildfires during one of the driest summers on record in Anchorage have destroyed homes, forced evacuations,

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World leaders must prove they’ve listened to climate activists: Thunberg

August 7, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Droughts, Environment, Europe, European Union, Floods, Germany, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Greenland, Human Rights / Civil Rights, International Trade, Non, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, United Nations, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wildfires / Forest Fires, YOUTH

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – World leaders must prove that they have listened to young climate activists after a year of

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