Cambodia’s famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
Kampot (Cambodia) (AFP) - Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their ...
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Tag: drought
Sprinklers and drip irrigation help Iraqis beat drought
Al-Azrakiya (Iraq) (AFP) - After four years of drought, Iraqi farmer Mohammed Sami was about to abandon his father's parched ...
Vietnam farmers struggle for fresh water as drought brings salinisation
Bến Tre (Vietnam) (AFP) - Every day, farmer Nguyen Hoai Thuong prays in vain for rain to fall on the ...
El Nino raises food security risk in southern Africa: FAO
Paris (AFP) - The El Nino weather phenomenon, coupled with widespread drought, is posing an increasing risk to food security ...
Lack of rain leaves Italy gasping
Rome (AFP) - A blanket of smog covers Milan, empty reservoir bake in Sicily and wine production is down in ...
Barcelona faces water restrictions as drought emergency declared
Barcelona (AFP) - Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency on ...
Catalonia declares drought emergency for Barcelona
Barcelona (AFP) - Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency for Barcelona on Thursday and the surrounding area, which ...
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