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Bookmark or Share- Drought - World Health Organization (WHO)Drought may have acute and chronic health effects, including: malnutrition due to the decreased availability of food, including micronutrient deficiency, such as iron-deficiency anaemia; increased risk of infectious diseases, such as cholera, diarrhoea, and pneumonia, due to acute malnutrition, lack of water and sanitation, and displacement;
- An Overview of the Agriculture in Drought Product - USDAexamine multiple drought-related data sets simultaneously, strengthening the quality of their assessments. Once these assessments are finalized, the USDM drought shapefiles are made available to the public, enabling users to overlay the drought layers on other spatial data sets to facilitate follow-up socio-economic analyses.
- USDA to Issue More than $235 Million to Farmers Hit by Natural ...WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing payments this week to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton and about $92 million for livestock producers, nationwide, who faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses ...
- Droughts are getting worse and urgent action is needed, says UN | World ...Even further North, drought has been declared in parts of England, which is expected to result in restrictions on water usage. The National Drought Group says by 2050 some rivers could have up to 80% less water during summer and temperatures could be up to 7 degrees hotter as a result of climate change. July saw temperatures in parts of the UK ...
- Drought is putting millions at risk in the Horn of Africa | World ...The Horn of Africa is facing severe drought following years of below-average rainfall. Little rainfall is predicted in the coming months, which is normally the region's rainy season. Around 23 million people are experiencing food insecurity in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
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