Report: Global warming didn't cause big US drought Apr 11th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - A new federal report says last year's drought was a freak of nature and can't be blamed on man-made global warming. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : report, global, warming, didn't, cause, drought, Top Keywords

Global warming may have fueled Somali drought Mar 15th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somali in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate scientists suggests. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : global, warming, have, fueled, somali, drought, Top Keywords

Storms, drought overshadow UN climate talks Aug 30th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) World climate change negotiators faced warnings Thursday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : storms, drought, overshadow, climate, talks, drought, Top Keywords

Balkans region hit by worst drought in decades Aug 23rd, 2012 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) Wildfires are destroying forests, rivers are being reduced to a trickle, crops are wilting on the scorched farmland and electricity supplies are running low. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : balkans, region, worst, drought, decades, drought, Top Keywords

UN calls on nations to adopt drought policies Aug 21st, 2012 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) The world urgently need to adopt drought-management policies as farmers from Africa to India struggle with lack of rainfall and the United States endures the worst drought it has experienced in decades, top officials with the U.N. weather agency said... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : calls, nations, adopt, drought, policies, drought, Top Keywords

Japanese boxer bids to end 48-year drought Aug 10th, 2012 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) Japanese middleweight Ryota Murata said he is determined to win his country's first Olympic boxing gold since 1964 after squeaking into the final on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japanese, boxer, bids, 48year, drought, drought, Top Keywords

U.S. Midwest and central Plains bake as drought intensifies Aug 2nd, 2012 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The worst U.S. drought in 55 years intensified over the past week as above-normal temperatures and scant rainfall parched corn and soybean crops across the Midwest and central Plains, a report from climate experts said on Thursday. Nearly... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : midwest, central, plains, bake, drought, intensifies, Top Keywords

Team GB chiefs shrug off gold medal drought Jul 31st, 2012 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) Great Britain Olympic chiefs insisted Tuesday there was no panic in the camp despite the lack of winners thus far and said they were confident of beating rivals Australia in the medals table. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : team, chiefs, shrug, gold, medal, drought, Top Keywords

Drought parches more of Midwest, crops suffer Jul 12th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The worst drought in a quarter century tightened its grip on the Midwestern United States over the past week as sweltering temperatures and scant rainfall punished corn and soybean crops across the region, a report from climate experts sa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : drought, parches, midwest, crops, suffer, drought, Top Keywords

Both Koreas suffering worst drought in a century Jun 26th, 2012 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) North Korea has dispatched soldiers to pour buckets of water on parched fields and South Korean officials have scrambled to save a rare mollusk threatened by the heat, as the worst dry spell in a century grips the Korean Peninsula. (Source: Associate... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : both, koreas, suffering, worst, drought, century, Top Keywords