Topic: Weather
Midwest set for minor flooding on weekend rain
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and melting snow are expected this weekend to trigger more flooding in parts of Midwest, mainly in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, adding to concerns over possible delays in spring seedings. Although sowing of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest does not begin until next month ...
South China drought worsens, threatening crops
AP News
South China drought worsens, threatening crops and livestockParts of southern China are suffering from the worst drought in decades, leaving millions of people with inadequate water and huge areas of farmland too dry to plant, state media reported Thursday. The drought in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, as ...
Madagascar tropical storm death toll up to 54
AFP Global Edition
A tropical storm that battered Madagascar last week has left at least 54 people dead and nearly 100,000 others homeless, the disaster management agency said Wednesday. Madagascar's southeastern regions were the worst affected by the tropical storm Hubert, which has so far been the most devastating since the ...
China drought leaves millions short of water
AFP Global Edition
Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands, state media reported Wednesday. The drought has gripped huge areas of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months ...
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