The abnormal weather brought less rainfall in Taiwan. The concerned authorities issued the warning of a water shortage. The government has to restrict our water use if the drought continues to linger. I cut back my water use whenever possible since...
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 June 2008 The most severe drought for 100 years in Australia is getting worse. Farmers warn that this winter's wheat crop could be even smaller than last year's if rain does not come soon. Most Australian grain is exported a...
By Peter Heinlein Shashemene, Ethiopia 18 May 2008 Humanitarian agencies are rushing emergency aid to drought-stricken central Ethiopia, where a sudden deterioration in food supplies has led to surge of child mortality. At least 23 children have die...
By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 03 December 2007 The United States has ended its 12-year Davis Cup tennis title drought by defeating Russia 4-1 in the final in Portland, Oregon. But as VOA's Steve Schy reports, some fans wondered why talented American...
By Paul Sisco Washington 26 October 2007 Better weather conditions in Southern California are giving firefighters hope in their battle against large wildfires. But parts of the Southeastern United States, stretching from Tennessee across the Carolina...
Close to home, another natural disaster is having a major impact on parts of the Midwest, it's one of the worst droughts in decades, thousands of Illinois farmers may lose as much as a third of their crops. And the federal government is expected to d...
By Phil Mercer Goulburn, Australia 05 July 2007 A long drought and recent floods have intensified debate in Australia over climate change. Many Australians believe man's reliance on fossil fuels is warming the earth, while skeptics say it is all part...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australia is struggling with the effects of a five-year drought and no relief appears in sight. As Phil Mercer in Sydney reports on this World Water Day, some Australian experts fear the so-called Big Dry may becom...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 November 2006 Australia has again refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, despite a new British-commissioned environmental study warning of catastrophe unless governments deal urgently with global warming. Au...