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Drought in China
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Published April 5, 2007
Normally rainy months in China’s south, February and March 2007 saw almost no rain. In some places, the warm weather allowed winter crops like winter wheat to thrive, growing more thickly than normal. In others, the warm weather and lack of rain withered plants.
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East Africa Greens Up from Heavy Rains
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Published December 20, 2006
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Drought in Eastern Africa
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Published April 20, 2006
In 2005, much of eastern Africa suffered severe drought. Crops and natural vegetation, including grazing land for livestock, withered. Livestock deaths and human food shortages were widespread.
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