Tag: Africa

Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains Under Severe Drought

By admin on October 23, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Carcasses of cattle litter the landscape in northeastern Ethiopia. More than 80 percent of Ethiopia’s population works in agriculture, making the country especially vulnerable to drought. Credit Jacey Fortin for The New York Times MIESO, Ethiopia — Every day, Yasin Mohammed Aliye stakes out […]

El Niño Strikes Ethiopia

By admin on October 21, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Ethiopia is suffering its worst drought in more than a decade, a condition exacerbated by El Niño, the water-warming phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that has affected weather patterns and reduced rainfall levels across a large chunk of Africa, hitting Ethiopia particularly hard. More than 80 percent of […]

WP Twitter Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com