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China decrees red alert for drought in main freshwater lake

Published on: September 23, 2022
11:08

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Beijing, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) China issued a red alert because the volume of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake, receded 7,1% and now occupies only 244 of the 3,500 square kilometers of its average size.

UK announces new aid for people facing famine in Horn of Africa

Published on: September 21, 2022
17:35

By: Pavel López Lazo

London, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The UK Development Minister Vicky Ford has announced a new £22.8 million (.8 million) package of aid for people affected by the worst drought in decades in the Horn of Africa.

United Nations warns of food crisis in Somalia

Published on: September 6, 2022
00:30

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Mogadishu, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations warned about a growing food crisis in Somalia, as a result of drought and rising world prices.

Niger to use technology to alleviate drought

Published on: August 29, 2022
09:05

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Niamey, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Niger will resort to injecting chemicals into the clouds to alleviate the brutal drought causing a food crisis in the country, the fourth poorest on the planet, official media revealed.

Fires devour 104,000 hectares of forests in Portugal

Published on: August 25, 2022
01:00

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Lisbon, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Forest fires have devoured 104,000 hectares of forests in Portugal this year, amid the worst drought and rise of temperatures in the last 500 years in Europe, specialized sources warned on Wednesday.

China allocates 30 million dollars to combat drought

Published on: August 16, 2022
08:15

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Beijing, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) China spent 30 million dollars to support efforts to mitigate intense drought in eight of its provinces as a result of a lack of rain and the longest period of extreme heat since 1961.

France activates crisis cell in the face of unprecedented drought

Published on: August 5, 2022
08:18

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Paris, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth Borne, activated a crisis cell in support of national and local actions in the face of an unprecedented drought, which triggered alert levels in the 96 metropolitan departments.

French metropolitan territories under drought watch

Published on: August 2, 2022
07:57

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Paris, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The 96 metropolitan departments of France are under some level of drought surveillance, following the announcement of measures to save water in four territories of the Paris Region.

Mexican Air Force bombs clouds to produce rain (+Photos)

Published on: July 29, 2022
13:24

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Mexico City, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Mexican Air Force planes on Friday continued bombing the clouds in Chihuahua to produce rains and combat an intense drought that affects 90 percent of the state.

Almost all of metropolitan France on drought alert

Published on: July 29, 2022
09:57

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Paris, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Of the 96 departments that make up metropolitan France, 93 are on drought alert, half of them considered in a crisis situation.

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