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Tag Archives: drought
Hottest. Month. Ever.
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Posted at http://www.pennfuture.org/UserFiles/PDFs/Facts_vol14no15_20120815.pdf. Unless you live on a different planet, you probably weren’t surprised to learn that July 2012 was the hottest month ever recorded in the lower 48 states. And it wasn’t just the heat. As … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged climate change, drought, extreme weather, global warming, high temperature records
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Summer of 2011 Second Warmest on Record
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): This past summer goes down as the second warmest on record in the United States according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110908_auguststats.html). Average temperatures were 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit above average, behind only the Dust … Continue reading
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Tagged drought, NOAA, rainfall records, summer temperatures, wild fires
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Hunger in the Horn of Africa—Act Now to Protect Hungry People
From Bread for the World (http://www.bread.org): More than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa face a humanitarian emergency—the most serious food insecurity situation in the world today. Parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia are struggling with … Continue reading
Posted in Global Issues, Human Needs, Take Action
Tagged drought, emergency aid, famine, Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid, hunger, malnutrition, Somalia, sustainable agriculture
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