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Satellite Images Show How Much Italy's Longest River Has Shrunk In 2 Years
Global warming has created a number of issues, like rising temperatures, resultant glacier melting and inundation of coastal areas due to rising sea levels. But in Italy, it has led to a drought-like situation in the famous Po River.
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Fear Of Drought As Odisha Records Highest Monsoon Deficit This Century
Odisha recorded its highest rainfall deficiency this monsoon in over two decades, the weather department has said, amid fears that the dry spell could trigger a drought in the state.
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Situation Will Worsen For India, Says Think Tank After UN Climate Report
The IPCC climate change report makes it clear that the world will see greater sea level rise, higher frequency of droughts, floods and heatwaves, and countries like India with a large population dependent on agricultural and fishery would be the most affected, Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE said today.
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Drought Has Affected One-Fourth Of Country, Says Government
Drought has affected nearly a quarter of the country's population and has left an impact on over 1.5 lakh villages, the government said in the Lok Sabha today as it sought "national consensus" on the contentious issues like the inter-linking of rivers.
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It's Centre's Responsibility To Warn States On Drought: Supreme Court
The government faced tough questions from the Supreme Court on Tuesday on its handling of the drought situation in the country, with the top court asking whether it was not the Centre's responsibility to warn the states that such a scenario was likely to prevail in the near future.
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Even Without A Drought, How Farmers in Madhya Pradesh Are Losing Their Crop
While the farmers in states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are being punished with a drought-like situation, in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, it is excessive rain that has destroyed huge swathes of soybean crop.
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Farmers' Suicides; Karnataka Chief Minister to Lead All Party Delegation to PM Modi
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he will lead an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister to seek more relief funds in the wake of farmer suicides, unseasonal rains and drought like situation in certain parts of the state.
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Monsoon to be in Parts but No Drought Like Situation: Minister
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday disagreed with his cabinet colleague and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh over the looming drought-like situation but conceded monsoon could be weak in some parts of the country.
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Good news for Tamil Nadu farmers: Karnataka releases water into Cauvery
Karnataka has released over 12,000 cusecs of water into the inter-state river with the Kabini dam surplusing following heavy rains in its catchment areas. This move comes as a relief for farmers in the Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu facing a grim crop situation due to drought like condition.
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Not a drought, but drought like situation; Met confirms rain will be deficient
When the Director General, Indian Meteorological Department, L S Rathore announced the forecast for the monsoon for August and September on Friday morning, there was very little good news. He said that rainfall deficiency till July-end was 19 per cent. Worse, the forecast for August and September was not encouraging. Combined rainfall for the next ...
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Drought delivers fresh blow to reeling economy
A summer drought makes a bad situation worse for an Indian economy already crippled by a sharp slowdown in growth, persistent inflation and a politically hamstrung government. Late on Thursday, New Delhi confirmed the first drought in three years as monsoon rains are likely to be less than 90% of the long-term average, dealing a blow to Asia's thir...
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Satellite Images Show How Much Italy's Longest River Has Shrunk In 2 Years
Global warming has created a number of issues, like rising temperatures, resultant glacier melting and inundation of coastal areas due to rising sea levels. But in Italy, it has led to a drought-like situation in the famous Po River.
-
Fear Of Drought As Odisha Records Highest Monsoon Deficit This Century
Odisha recorded its highest rainfall deficiency this monsoon in over two decades, the weather department has said, amid fears that the dry spell could trigger a drought in the state.
-
Situation Will Worsen For India, Says Think Tank After UN Climate Report
The IPCC climate change report makes it clear that the world will see greater sea level rise, higher frequency of droughts, floods and heatwaves, and countries like India with a large population dependent on agricultural and fishery would be the most affected, Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE said today.
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Drought Has Affected One-Fourth Of Country, Says Government
Drought has affected nearly a quarter of the country's population and has left an impact on over 1.5 lakh villages, the government said in the Lok Sabha today as it sought "national consensus" on the contentious issues like the inter-linking of rivers.
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It's Centre's Responsibility To Warn States On Drought: Supreme Court
The government faced tough questions from the Supreme Court on Tuesday on its handling of the drought situation in the country, with the top court asking whether it was not the Centre's responsibility to warn the states that such a scenario was likely to prevail in the near future.
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Even Without A Drought, How Farmers in Madhya Pradesh Are Losing Their Crop
While the farmers in states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are being punished with a drought-like situation, in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, it is excessive rain that has destroyed huge swathes of soybean crop.
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Farmers' Suicides; Karnataka Chief Minister to Lead All Party Delegation to PM Modi
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he will lead an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister to seek more relief funds in the wake of farmer suicides, unseasonal rains and drought like situation in certain parts of the state.
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Monsoon to be in Parts but No Drought Like Situation: Minister
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday disagreed with his cabinet colleague and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh over the looming drought-like situation but conceded monsoon could be weak in some parts of the country.
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Good news for Tamil Nadu farmers: Karnataka releases water into Cauvery
Karnataka has released over 12,000 cusecs of water into the inter-state river with the Kabini dam surplusing following heavy rains in its catchment areas. This move comes as a relief for farmers in the Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu facing a grim crop situation due to drought like condition.
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Not a drought, but drought like situation; Met confirms rain will be deficient
When the Director General, Indian Meteorological Department, L S Rathore announced the forecast for the monsoon for August and September on Friday morning, there was very little good news. He said that rainfall deficiency till July-end was 19 per cent. Worse, the forecast for August and September was not encouraging. Combined rainfall for the next ...
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Drought delivers fresh blow to reeling economy
A summer drought makes a bad situation worse for an Indian economy already crippled by a sharp slowdown in growth, persistent inflation and a politically hamstrung government. Late on Thursday, New Delhi confirmed the first drought in three years as monsoon rains are likely to be less than 90% of the long-term average, dealing a blow to Asia's thir...
