Namibia to Cull More Than 700 Wild Animals for Meat During Major Drought
by The Southern African country plans to butcher over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants and 300 zebras, to feed people and, it hopes, cut down …
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Namibia to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people affected by drought
Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe …
To Save the Panama Canal From Drought, a Disruptive Fix
In the wake of a drought that hampered shipping, the Panama Canal’s overseers are eager to expand water storage. Climate change leaves them no choice.
Mediterranean Drought Forces a Hard Choice: Who Gets the Water?
Parts of southern Italy and other countries in the region are experiencing one of their worst droughts in decades. The authorities say they are working …
U. S. Drought Monitor Struggles to Keep Pace with Arid Reality
For nearly a quarter-century, the U. S. Drought Monitor has served as the nation’s go-to resource for assessing drought conditions. This weekly map, compiled by …
Drought That Snarled Panama Canal Was Linked to El Niño, Study Finds
The recent drought in the Panama Canal was driven not by global warming but by below-normal rainfall linked to the natural climate cycle El Niño, …
Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa
An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls “acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more …
Afghanistan’s Drought in Photos: Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs
They awake in the mornings to find another family has left. Half of one village, the entirety of the next have departed in the years …