Farmers require agricultural support following second year of severe dry weather 14 September 2015, Rome Prolonged dry weather associated with the El Niño phenomenon has severely reduced this year’s cereal outputs in […]
Zimbabwe braces for poor rains
Tabitha Mutenga 3 Sep 2015 ZIMBABWE should brace for yet another drought in 2016 as climatic predictions by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) of normal to below normal rainfall […]
Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains Under Severe Drought
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 […]
El Niño Strikes Ethiopia
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 […]
Drought-Plagued California Readies for El Nino Storms
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Aug 26, 2015 By AMY TAXIN Associated Press While drought-plagued California is eager for rain, the forecast of a potentially Godzilla-like El Nino event has communities clearing out […]