Cape Town and Chennai in recent years endured punishing droughts. Similar conditions afflicted Bengaluru and Hyderabad last year. Now Tehran is facing the same emergency.
Communities in southern Africa are facing acute hunger due to an El Nino-induced drought. Neighbouring Namibia, too, last month distributed elephant meat among those affected.
Prompt action has been initiated by authorities to minimise impacts on agriculture, water and energy supplies. Harsh weather conditions likely to continue until end of next week.
On reverse side, 31 percent of tehsils saw increase of four or more days of heavy rainfall per year over last decade, according to Council on Energy, Environment, and Water.
August saw nearly 60% deficit in terms of avg rainfall. Reservoir levels have depleted, crops damaged, number of tankers being used to supply water to villages has increased manifold.
Some people think of plants as passive, but all organisms use whatever sources of information are available to them to adapt themselves to their environment.
The warning comes as Venice faces unusually low tides, making it impossible for gondolas, ambulances to navigate its canals. Last year, Italy suffered its worst drought in 70 years.
Like tree rings, their layers record the region’s rainfall history. They also carry a warning about the potential for multiyear droughts in the future.
For Hindu nationalists, the size of the Muslim electorate lends extraordinary significance to Bengal. It's one of the biggest prizes for the BJP’s ideological project.
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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