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UN Report: Floods Threaten Southeast Asia Food Crisis, Disrupt Thai Car Industry

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:19
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Food Floods Flooding 2011 Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Philippines Laos Rice Maize Corn Crop

With hundreds of deaths, thousands of damaged hectares, and millions of refugees, this year’s fall flooding has equated to a devastating wet season.

Differing Views On North Korea’s Food Crisis

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Friday, 14 October 2011 09:16
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Torrential rains, heavy summer floods, and typhoons have compounded North Koreaâ€™s dysfunctional food-distribution system, leaving millions â€” including many children â€” in danger of malnutrition, according to some media outlets and humanitarian-aid groups. But others contend that additional analysis is necessary to verify the circumstances.

Watered Down: Hurricane Irene Renews Debates About U.S. Budget and Climate Change

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Thursday, 01 September 2011 17:07
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Hurricane Irene killed at least 40 people, caused billions of dollars in damages, and cut power to nearly 8 million homes and businesses as the storm moved from the Caribbean through the East Coast of the United States last week. But while financial analysts and members of Congress focus on who and how much to pay for recovery, climate experts are pointing out holes in the system.

Where Food Grows on Water: Environmental and Human Threats to Wisconsinâ€™s Wild Rice

Written by Codi Yeager
Thursday, 04 August 2011 06:00
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Wild rice on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin is in the floating leaf stage by early June, with a single shoot lying on the waterâ€™s surface. This is considered one of the most criticalâ€”and and dangerousâ€”stages in the riceâ€™s life cycle. The plants are just beginning to change physiologically from exchanging gases with the water column to exchanging gases with the air. Therefore, they are very susceptible to heavy rains and flooding events that can either rip out the young plants by the roots, or drown them. June 6, 2011.

For generations, the upper Great Lakes region has boasted harvests of wild rice, growing in Lake Superior and other watersheds within the basin. But disease, dams, and climate change are now endangering the uncultivated bounty.

Weather Extremes: Floods, Droughts, Tornadoes, and Extreme Heat Plague Much of U.S.

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Thursday, 21 July 2011 06:00
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Map Weather Extremes Floods Droughts Tornados

Extreme weather events in 2011 have been numerous and diverse, prompting some analysts to link the natural disasters to climate change. Most recently, many states are under exceptional-drought and extreme-heat advisories.

Water Continues to Rise: Floods Rage in States along Missouri River

Written by Codi Yeager
Monday, 20 June 2011 10:51
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An aerial view of an intentional breach in levee L-575 near Hamburg, Iowa, June 20. The intentional breach was created by the local sponsor and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers following a full breach of the levee June 13. The intentional breach was conducted by the sponsor to delay the time in which the area behind the levee would flood. The levee is located at River Mile 552 in Atchison County, Mo. (U.S. Army Photo)

Towns from Montana to Iowa are bracing for flood waters as heavy rains fall across the region and warm temperatures melt record snowfall.

Rains Bring Relief For Six-Month China Drought, But Chronic Water Problems Loom

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Friday, 10 June 2011 11:04
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Although now satiated, the dry spell is the latest in a growing trend of severe water shortages threatening China’s food production, energy generation, and accelerating modernization.