Gripped by drought, Ethiopia drills for water
With Ethiopia in the grip of its worst drought in decades, the government has appealed for aid to help the 10 million people living in Africa's second most-populous nation.
With Ethiopia in the grip of its worst drought in decades, the government has appealed for aid to help the 10 million people living in Africa's second most-populous nation.
Environment
Apr 18, 2016
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In the midst of an epic El Nino, federal meteorologists say its flip side, La Nina, is around the corner.
Environment
Apr 14, 2016
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More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed on Monday due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon which is severely affecting food production and causing chronic water shortages in many countries.
Environment
Apr 11, 2016
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The coral on the sea floor around the Pacific island of Kiritimati looked like a boneyard in November—stark, white and lifeless. But there was still some hope.
Environment
Apr 6, 2016
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El Nino years can have a big impact on the littlest plants in the ocean, and NASA scientists are studying the relationship between the two.
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2016
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Somalia's bread basket has become a dust bowl as the life-giving waters of the mighty Shabelle river run dry amid intense drought in the war-torn country.
Environment
Mar 31, 2016
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A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California—although the restrictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2016
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Palau became the latest Pacific island nation to declare a state of emergency Wednesday, as the region struggles with an extreme drought that forecasters warn will not ease for months.
Environment
Mar 23, 2016
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Earth got so hot last month that federal scientists struggled to find words, describing temperatures as "astronomical," ''staggering" and "strange." They warned that the climate may have moved into a new and hotter neighborhood.
Environment
Mar 17, 2016
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Parched California's reservoirs have been slowly gaining some volume after heavier rains than usual, but it is too soon to determine how this might impact the state's severe drought.
Environment
Mar 16, 2016
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