Drought Taking Toll on Midwest Corn Producers One of those farmers, Alan Bowers Junior, can see and hear the profits from his corn disintegrating. The corn stalks on his field near Du Bois Illinois are so dry and brittle, they break up just by touchi

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

旱灾预警无动于衷致旱灾波及非洲百姓 Experts say there was plenty of warning that the Horn of Africa was likely to experience severedrought. Nevertheless, millions of people are now at risk. Scientific experts have been sayingfor years

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Scientists are working to develop crop plants that can reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. Almost sixty percent of the world's freshwater withdrawals from rivers, lakes and other water

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The international community came together Saturday at the United Nations to find ways to mitigate the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, but also to prevent future ones from happening. At the meeting, the World Bank chief announced nearly $2 billi

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The state of Georgia is in the midst of a major drought. Experts predict that, unless it rains cats and dogs real soon, the whole city of Atlanta will have no drinking water in four months. Lake Lanier, the source of Atlantas water delivery system, i

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By Steve Schy Washington 29 November 2007 The United States Davis Cup Tennis Team will be gunning for its 32nd championship when it hosts defending champion Russia in a best-of-five final series starting Friday in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Sch

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 March 2006 At a summit in Kenya this week, East African leaders discussed how to deal with a regional drought that has put an estimated 11 million people in danger of star

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 25 July 2006 Afghan woman sits over sacks of flour after getting them from CARE International at the food distribution center in Kabul, March 19, 2006 Afghanistan is seeking nearly $80 million to help fight an imminent foo

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 January 2008 Scientists say stalagmites, the mineral spears that rise from the floors of some caves, could help Australia prepare for drought. Researchers at a rainfall conference in Sydney say the cave formations have accura

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 May 2006 Kjell Magne Bondevik examining drought conditions in eastern, central and the Horn of Africa A senior U.N. official says there is still time to avert a catastrophe in the Horn of Africa where eight million drought

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Charities Say Africa Drought Aid Delay Cost Tens of Thousands of Lives It's estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 people died in the drought and food crisis that hit the Horn of Africa last year - more than half of them children under five. The U

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Climatologists are warning that an El Nino weather pattern, which can spark severe floods, forest fires and droughts, could develop in the coming weeks across the Asia-Pacific region. Heavy early morning fog hangs over Sydney Harbor Bridge, 04 Jun 2

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Corn Harvest Comes Early for Midwest Farmers The only thing farmer Bruce Nation sees in his cornfields outside Taylorville, Illinois, is heartache. This stuff is depressing here. This is hard to look at for me, he said. Most of the ears of corn that

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Scientists meeting in Nairobi are urging Africa's leaders to develop more sustainable models for the continent's water use. Kenya is currently suffering under a serious drought that is leaving millions hungry and stifling the country's economic reco

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Arctic is a huge icy cap on the planet, and it acts like a global air conditioner. But the air conditioner is breaking down. Today, scientists issued a grim report card on the Arctic. They say the pole continues to warm at an

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A drought is deepening over much of the West, and it's costing ranchers a lot of money and causing a lot of heartache. They're already hauling water to thirsty cattle in remote parts of Oregon. The Northwest News Network's

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: About 10 years ago, there was another record-breaking drought in the western United States. And the seven states that get water from the Colorado River came up with a plan on how they'd deal with water shortages. Many hoped

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Today, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Dr Alan Bollard, dropped the official cash rate by ? of 1 percent to 7.5%. This rate affects how much the banks have to pay to borrow money overnight from the Reserve Bank. If the banks pay less, they can drop

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By Noel King Khartoum 03 October 2006 The African Union mission in Sudan has reported a flare-up in violence in southern Darfur. The AU says the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) has begun attacking civilians in Gereida, following clashes

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The Indian prime minister says the country has sufficient food stocks, despite a drought in nearly half the country. But there are concerns the drought will intensify poverty in the countryside. 印度总理表示,尽管全国将近一半的地区遭

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