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Even the urban middle class in Ethiopia, far removed from the drought-stricken regions, is struggling to put food on the table.
Robert Walker: The Era of Living Dangerously Robert Walker 2011
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Even the urban middle class in Ethiopia, far removed from the drought-stricken regions, is struggling to put food on the table.
Robert Walker: The Era of Living Dangerously Robert Walker 2011
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In today's pictures, displaced women wait for food in Sudan, a plane carrying a patient to a hospital in India crashes, a man walks in a river shoal in drought-stricken China and more.
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But what at first seemed to be logs lying on the exposed bed of the drought-stricken lake turned out to be dugout canoes, their bows and sterns emerging from the mud.
A Vessel of Indian Culture Stuart Ferguson 2011
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Ringler notes that much of the land in drought-stricken East Africa is not very productive in the best of times.
Experts: La Niña, Climate Change Impact East African Drought 2011
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And a spokeswoman for the Governor, Catherine Frazier, indicated that Governor Perry has "no tours... scheduled at this point" of drought-stricken areas though he is hosting another day of prayer this weekend to help "provide a solution to the nation's economic and moral dilemmas."
Peter H. Gleick: When Climate Changes Come and Water Policies Fail. Pray for Rain? Peter H. Gleick 2011
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Late last summer the drought-stricken region was hard hit by record flooding.
Southeast rainfall more variable as climate warms Andrew Freedman 2010
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Florida sells unlimited water-pumping rights in drought-stricken ...
Boing Boing 2009
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And a spokeswoman for the Governor, Catherine Frazier, indicated that Governor Perry has "no tours... scheduled at this point" of drought-stricken areas though he is hosting another day of prayer this weekend to help "provide a solution to the nation's economic and moral dilemmas."
Peter H. Gleick: When Climate Changes Come and Water Policies Fail. Pray for Rain? Peter H. Gleick 2011
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If that happens before the October-through-December rainfall season, then there's a high chance for us to be in another dryer-than- normal season, he saysThat could be catastrophic for drought-stricken parts of East Africa, he says.
Experts: La Niña, Climate Change Impact East African Drought 2011
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