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and there were lean years - don’t
worry folks, there is no global warming, just unfortunate coincidences on a
rising trend
“Desertification could drive tens of millions of people from
their homes, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and central Asia, a UN study
warned on Thursday.
“People displaced by desertification put new strains on natural
resources and on other societies nearby and threaten international instability,
the 46-page study by the UN University showed.” [Quoted from planetark.org]
“Drought in China's northeast, the country's top corn and soybean
region, is likely to last for another week at least and could seriously
undermine grains production, agricultural officials said on Wednesday.”
[Quoted from planetark.org]
Lightning has killed 42 in China during the last couple of days.
“Severe flooding in China has left at least 128 people dead
and 24 missing, with direct economic losses passing the $1-billion (about
R7,2-billion) mark, state media reported Sunday.
“Xinhua News Agency said the hardest-hit areas have been in southern
China, including Guangdong province, the export powerhouse next to Hong
Kong.
“Most of the economic losses of $1,17-billion were in agriculture,
Xinhua said.
“China is frequently hit by natural disasters. The agency said
that while there is flooding in the south, the northern part of the
country is experiencing a drought.
“It said the drought has left 11 million people short of drinking
water.
“Cheng Dianlong, the deputy head of the Office of the State Flood
control and Drought Relief Headquarters, was quoted as saying the drought
in northern China would continue or worsen due to high temperatures
and a lack of rain." [Quoted from iol.co.za]
south
east Europe cooking:
“A heatwave that has killed more than 30 people in parts of southeast
Europe has hit wildlife and crops, from the humble toad in Greek lagoons
to grain across the region, while fruit is ripening weeks early in Italy.
“Greece is experiencing its worst heatwave in 110 years that
has already killed seven people, with temperatures reaching 46 Celsius
(114.8 Fahrenheit) during a scorcher that has lasted five days and showed
no signs on Wednesday of letting up.
“In southern Italy, after the hottest spring in nearly two centuries,
this year's harvest of grapes and other fruit and vegetables is expected
to be as much as a month earlier than usual, at the beginning of August.
“The heat is "literally cooking" Sicilian lemons on
the trees, said farmers' group Coldiretti, while watermelons, peppers,
courgettes, peaches and tomatoes are also at risk.”
Meanwhile Texas, the UK and many other places are undergoing unusual
flooding.
Texas had 16 inches of rain in one day.
floods
kill many in India
“[...] On Sunday, aid workers and military helicopters in Andhra
Pradesh, a state in southern India, struggled to provide food for 200,000
people displaced by monsoon floods.”
intelligentia take appropriate action
“Karachi residents hurled stones at cars and power company vehicles,
and they burned tires to protest the power failures affecting most of
the country’s commercial hub.”
moving
westward
“In Pakistan, provincial relief commissioner Khubah Bakhsh estimated
that some 200,000 houses had been destroyed or damaged. More than 800,000
people have been affected by the floods from heavy rains and overflowing
rivers and dams, he said.”
—
“ Severe floods have also ravaged four eastern provinces of neighboring
Afghanistan, causing at least four deaths, a NATO statement said.
“NATO troops and Afghan police rescued 42 trapped villagers Wednesday
and four people died in another province Tuesday when a river overran
its banks.”
It’s all the fault of George Bush says Dorkistan’s
leading mullah.
For more reassurance, see
the
squeeze on food supplies continues
end note
- Dorkistan:
- A nebulous state
of like-minded persons with challenged intelligence, keen to show their
independence of mind by believing at least six imposible things politic,
ecological or sociological before breakfast. A Dorkistani lives by certain
truths, such as it is all GWB’s fault, or muslims are always right.
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