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Rains Help Ease Drought in Russian Grain Areas
12 Jun 2013- 08:34 by Local Press Report MOSCOW Bloomberg Warm temperatures and showers helped spring grains to resume development in Russia’s southern regions, the main export-oriented area, after dryness last month, according to the state weather center ...
Local Press Report - 06/12/2013 - 08:34
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Costs Rising With Flood Waters in Central Europe
11 Jun 2013- 09:59 by Local Press Report BUDAPEST Accuweather Thousands of people fled their homes ahead of the surging Elbe River in northern Germany as catastrophic floods rolled onward. At least 22 people have died, the AP website said on Tuesday, ...
Local Press Report - 06/11/2013 - 09:59
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Poor River Management Made Central Europe Floods Worse
5 Jun 2013- 09:48 by Local Press Report VIENNA WWF Many countries in the Danube basin will be increasing threatened in the future by floods, such as those going on in Austria, Germany and other countries in Central Europe. Unfortunately, the natural ...
Local Press Report - 06/05/2013 - 11:55
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Russia Ready to Send Help to Central Europe Flood Areas
4 Jun 2013- 10:12 by Local Press Report MOSCOW Russia & India Report Russia’s Emergencies Ministry is ready to assist Europe in cleaning up after severe floods forced thousands to flee their homes across central Europe. The offer was voiced during a ...
Local Press Report - 06/04/2013 - 10:12
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Jordan's $1 Billion Supply Project On Track
3 Jun 2013- 10:01 by Local Press Report AMMAN Construction Week Online Jordan’s $1.1billon USD water supply project is on track to be finished within the next three months, notes the Oxford Business Group. The Disi Water Conveyance Project is designed to ...
Local Press Report - 06/03/2013 - 10:01
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Scientists Say Human-Caused Damage to Global Water System Has Ushered in New Geologic Epoch
24 May 2013- 09:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Germany, BONN Scientists who gathered this week in Bonn, Germany, say human-caused damage to the global water system has become so extensive that it should be considered a new geologic epoch, on par with the ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:27
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Costa Rican Council to Hold Regional Water Conference
23 May 2013- 09:39 by Local Press Report GUAPILES Peace & Conflict Monitor The Local Water Council (COLAGUA), of the Tortuguero Conservation Area in Costa Rica, has decided to hold a Regional Water Congress, in order to discuss key issues for water ...
Local Press Report - 05/23/2013 - 10:17
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Azerbaijan Expects Rivers to Flood
10 May 2013- 08:28 by Local Press Report BAKU Azerbaijan Business Center The National Hydrometeorology Department of the Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has prepared a forecast of the water content and the flood probability in ...
Local Press Report - 05/10/2013 - 09:01
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Conversations With Water Leaders: Sue Murphy on Groundwater Replenishment and Customer Relations
8 May 2013- 09:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Australia, PERTH Second in a series “Conversations With Water Leaders” conducted by OOSKAnews in association with Singapore International Water Week. In this edition, Sue Murphy, Chairman of the Water Services ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:12
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Kenyan MP Blames Government for Floods, Poor Drainage
7 May 2013- 10:54 by Local Press Report nairoBi The Star (Nairobi) Limuru MP John Kiragu has blamed the government for the loss of lives and property as a result of floods and landslides following the heavy rains. He said many parts of the country do not ...
Local Press Report - 05/07/2013 - 11:03
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Israeli Officials Prepare for Drought
7 May 2013- 10:30 by Local Press Report JERUSALEM China.org.cn Israel's Water Authority said Monday a severe drought is expected to inflict Israel by 2015 and is forecast as the harshest drought to impact this dry country in recent decades, said a ...
Local Press Report - 05/07/2013 - 11:03
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Egyptian Minister Wants to Stop Rice Growing in Desert Areas
25 Apr 2013- 10:35 by Local Press Report CAIRO Egypt Independent Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Bahaa Eddin has called for the prohibition of rice cultivation in desert lands, which is already forbidden by law, so as to reduce overdraft ...
Local Press Report - 04/25/2013 - 10:42
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Jordan’s Groundwater Reservoirs at Risk: Ministry
22 Apr 2013- 07:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent AMMAN, Jordan Jordan’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources is warning the country about excessive use of groundwater reservoirs. In an official report released last week, excerpts of which were mad ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/22/2013 - 10:13
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China's Vice Premier Calls for Drought Measures in Southwest
15 Apr 2013- 10:24 by Local Press Report BEIJING Xinhua Vice Premier Wang Yang has called for increased efforts to ensure basic water supplies in southwest China's drought-plagued Yunnan Province. During a three-day visit to the province from Friday ...
Local Press Report - 04/15/2013 - 11:32
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Chinese Government Announces $294 Million for Drought-Hit Agriculture
12 Apr 2013- 09:42 by Local Press Report BEIJING Global Times The Chinese government has alloted a total of $239.6 million USD to drought-hit areas to aid their agriculture production, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. The funds will go to the ...
Local Press Report - 04/12/2013 - 10:23
