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Drought
DroughtDrought forces Namibia to auction 100 buffalo
Drought-hit Namibia said on Friday it was putting 100 wild buffalo up for sale to reduce the animals' population, in a bid to alleviate pressure on diminishing grazing in its parks.
Crops rot as Italian farmers hit by virus, drought
Floriana Fanizza gazes desolately at her celery crop, lost to the coronavirus because it could not be harvested
Zimbabwe drought ignites human-wildlife conflict
Zimbabwean villager Dumisani Khumalo appeared to be in pain as he walked gingerly towards a chair under the shade of a tree near his one-room brick shack.The 45-year-old was attacked by a buffalo ...
Australia spring fires ravage 80,000 hectares of land
More than 20 homes have been destroyed by spring fires in Australia, officials said on Wednesday, straining communities already suffering under the region's worst drought conditions in living ...
Bats starving to death in Australia drought
Large numbers of bats are being found severely emaciated or starved to death in Australia amid a prolonged drought that is crippling their food supply, according to wildlife carers and environment ...
Drought grips India's Chennai
Angry residents fight in queues at water taps, lakes have been turned into barren moonscapes and restaurants are cutting back on meals as the worst drought in living memory grips India's Chennai.The ...
India awaits monsoon as reservoirs begin to run dry
Millions of Indians are desperately awaiting overdue monsoon rains as they struggle to secure drinking water amid a heat wave that is rapidly drying up reservoirs and sending temperatures soaring ...
Drought-like situation hampers Aman cultivation
Cultivation of transplanted Aman paddy cultivation is facing a setback because of a drought-like situation in Rangpur region, reports UNB.The croplands have dried up and the seedling is turning ...
Australia drought persists despite 'significant rain'
A devastating drought that has left Australian farmers struggling to stay afloat is set to persist despite widespread and significant rain last month, authorities have said.Graziers in eastern ...
Entire Australian state in drought
A crippling drought is ravaging vast tracts of Australia’s pastoral heartlands, decimating herds and putting desperate farmers under intense financial and emotional strain, with little relief ...
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