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Army Aids Drought Stricken Herdsmen
More than 25,000 cattle, camels, chickens and other animals received necessary veterinary treatments Aug. 16-24 in an effort to help livestock in the Miesa and Siminto, Ethiopia, region survive the current drought. A partnership between local Animal Health Assistants (AHAs), Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs), the district veterinary office of the Negele Borena Region of Ethiopia, and members of the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team (490 CABN FXSP) from the Combined Joint Task Force … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humanitarian Assistance, Military
Southern U.S. Drought Worsens
As the remnants of Hurricane Don fizzle out over southernmost Texas, the exceptional drought that has plagued the South continues. Texas, in particular, is bone dry. The picture was different a year ago. The situation is similar in other areas of the Southern United States. The drought has already added to record wildfire seasons in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The cost to crops at mid year can only be estimated. The Associated Press reports that Texas alone … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters
Air Force Joins Arizona Wildfire Effort
Under the direction of the Joint Forces Air Component commander for Air Forces Northern here, two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, both equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems, or MAFFS, deployed to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., June 15 to conduct fire containment missions in support of wildfire suppression efforts in the southwestern U.S. The aircraft are being deployed at the request of National Interagency Fire Center officials in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Firefighting, Military
Wildfires and Drought – 2011 is a bad year
Sunrise in Western Arizona finds the Wallow wildfire still growing and only 5% contained. The morning situation report from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) show that the fire grew by over 50,000 acres in the last 24 hours, to a total burned area of 386,453 acres. 67 structures have been lost including 22 homes in the community of Greer. The fire is being fought by 3,137 people, using 221 fire engines and 14 helicopters. Costs … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Firefighting
China Drought Worst in 50 Years
Parts of China are experiencing their worst drought in half a century, threatening the water supply of millions of people and putting the winter harvest at risk, state media reported. The dry spell has spread rapidly across seven key agricultural provinces, triggering calls from President Hu Jintao and other top leaders to step up support for the affected areas. ”The duration, scope and impact of the drought are rare,” said China Meteorological Administration chief Zheng Guoguang. At least 3.7 million people and 1.9 million head of livestock are affected. About 9.5 million hectares of farmland, representing 43 percent of the country’s winter wheat supplies, are also affected. No rain has been forecast for the next 10 days. The Standard Newspaper … Read entire article »
Filed under: China, China's Economy
Spanish Help Afghan Drought Victims
The extreme drought this year has caused the displacement of hundred of families from their homes, looking for food and work. Lack of work and primary necessities force these families, left in their villages, to become refugees in their own country. This year, Badghis province has suffered an extreme drought, making it even harder to live and subsist for many Afghan families. The Spanish-led PRT signed an agreement with local and provincial authorities to support and help these Afghan families, who have lost all–except hope. Provincial Governor, Ashraf Naseri and the Headquarters of Refugees and Displaced Director, Abdellah Moskwani, promised to his displaced to provide them work in exchange for food. The PRT Team has worked jointly with the local government, through the Headquarters for Displaced and Refugees, to make several deliveries to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Disasters, War on Terror
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