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 TVNZ
Vietnam to move thousands from flood zone
Aug 28, 2008 8:04 PM | Vietnam will spend nearly 2.4 trillion dong ($145 million) between now and 2010 to build dykes and relocate thousands of rice farmers because of heavy seasonal flooding in its f... (photo: AP / Vietnam News Agency)
Disasters Farming Flooding Photos Vietnam |
 News24
New Orleans on high alert
| New Orleans - Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, residents of the Big Easy are bracing for another major strike as officials vow they will not repeat the mistakes that lefts... (photo: AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Hurricane New Orleans Photos US Weather |
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 The Charlotte Observer
Rain fills lakes, ends drought?
| Heavy rain has filled local reservoirs, replenishing the Charlotte region's water supplies and making a major dent in the long-lasting drought. | Enough rain has fallen... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Charlotte Drought Lakes Photos Rain |
 Irish Times
Farmers to import seed due to poor weather
In this section » | Farmers' payments not at risk, says MinisterFund to send body of woman home to Brazil is set upCorrib gas partners must change licenceTributes paid to... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Farmers Harvest Photos Seed Weather |
 The Oklahoman
Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
Associated Press | WASHINGTON (AP) -- More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before... (photo: GFDL)
Arctic Ocean Photos Scientists Weather |
 Star Tribune
Rain is no drought buster, but a welcome relief
| Rain gauges at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen were pressed into service for the first time in nearly two weeks as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved ... (photo: GFDL)
Enviroment Nature Photos US Weather |
 USA Today
Rescue workers rush to flood-hit northern India
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | PATNA, India (AP) — Indian officials rushed soldiers and air force helicopters Wednesday to flood-ravaged pa... (photo: AP / Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
Aid Floods India Photos Rescue |
 TVNZ
Weather affects Afghan drug crop
Aug 27, 2008 11:30 AM | Opium production dropped in Afghanistan this year for the first time since 2001, the United Nations said, but that may have more to do with the we... (photo: Creative commons / ComputerHotline )
Afghanistan Agriculture Drugs Photos Weather |
 Manila Bulletin
‘Lawin’ brings rains today over Luzon, Metro Manila
Luzon residents will continue to experience a gloomy weather as tropical depression "Lawin" is expected to hit Quezon and Aurora provinces today. | Philippine Atmospheric... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Manila Photos Rains Residents Weather |
 The News International
India's 'river of sorrow' threatens more floods
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | PATNA, India: Rising rivers in eastern India swamped new areas and destroyed homes on Tuesday, affecting more than 2 million people, as some ... (photo: WN / bhaskar)
Floods India Photos Rains Weather |
 Knox News
Heavy rain snuffs fire near Rocky Top
| A forest fire near Del Rio in Cocke County that burned more than 1,800 acres over the past few days appears to have been knocked back by heavy rainfall, according to th... (photo: U.S. federal government)
Disaster Environment Forest Nature Photos |
 CNN
Flood rages through 1,000 Indian villages
| NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Floodwaters raged through more than 1,000 villages unaccustomed to high water after a river in northeast India burst its banks, UNICEF India a... (photo: AP / William Fernando Martinez)
Flood India Photos Survivors Villages |
