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Dutch province bans farmers from using surface water amid severe drought:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Farmers in the Dutch southernmost province of Limburg will be banned from using surface water, in particular, river water, for agriculture due to the ongoing drought, national media reported on Thursday.
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Troubled Chinese economy worsens due to heatwave caused by anti-environmen
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): China has been witnessing heatwave-caused droughts, heavy rainfalls, power outages, and supply chain disturbances resulting in a serious impact on China's economy, owing to anti-environment policies for decades.
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'Severe' heatwave in China puts autumn harvest at risk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): A "severe" heatwave has gripped China and consequently, the drought is putting the autumn harvests at risk, Chinese state media reported.
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China: Sichuan experiencing severe power outages amid drought, heat waves
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 23 (ANI): China's Sichuan province is experiencing severe power outages due to water shortages amid drought and heat waves.
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar's helicopter makes emergency landing due to bad weathe
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], August 19 (ANI): The helicopter carrying Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made an emergency landing in Gaya on Friday due to bad weather conditions.
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France loses up to 35 per cent of vegetable crops due to drought: Associat
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): France's fruit and vegetable crops have fallen by nearly 35 per cent due to the extreme drought this summer, Jacques Rouchausse, president of the French national association of vegetable producers, Legumes de France, said on Tuesday.
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One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls' lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to
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Extreme heat and drought events necessitate more thorough risk assessment:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 11 (ANI): The economy, public health, and food production are just a few of the effects of simultaneous extreme heat and drought events. Additionally, as a result of the intricate socioeconomic connections, such extreme events may have a domino effect, according
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 20 (ANI): Extreme heat in western Europe is causing devastating wildfires in France and Spain, and unprecedented drought in Italy and Portugal, according to World Metrological Organization (WMO).
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