Tag: World Food Crisis

Cattle, Crop Losses Mount in Texas Drought

DALLAS, A vast swathe of Texas remains in the grip of a scorching drought, which has cost billions of

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5 million Zimbabweans face starvation

HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The "humanitarian situation remains serious" in Zimbabwe amid cholera, starvation and a continuing economic crisis,

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Mekong Delta may be inundated by rising sea

More than a third of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, where nearly half of the country's rice is grown,

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Mexico hit by lowest rainfall in 68 years

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is suffering from its driest year in 68 years, killing crops and cattle in

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China could see emissions peak in 2030: govt panel

China could see its greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2030 if it sets "quantitative" reduction targets and invests heavily

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Asia facing unprecedented food shortage, UN report says

Major investment in irrigation systems needed to feed population expected to grow by 1.5 billion over next 40 years

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India blames Kyoto failure for climate stand off

India said Thursday it was committed to fighting climate change but called developed nations' failure to implement the Kyoto

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Rich nations offer 15-21 percent CO2 cuts by 2020: U.N.

Industrialized nations excluding the United States are planning cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of between 15 and 21 percent

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Crops destroyed as Iowa farmers add up damage of massive weekend storms

Farmers began assessing the damage of a hailstorm that struck Sunday morning along U.S. Highway 20 from Webster and

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Expanding Drought problems envelop Syria

The drought, which began in 2008, came shortly after an even more severe drought the previous two years. Rainfall

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