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Southwestern Wyoming is preparing for water shortages as weak runoff puts farms, tribes, and old water rights under pressure
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (640+ words) Weak runoff in Wyoming is raising fears of water cuts that could hit farms, tribes, mining, and hydropower....
Submersible Pump Set to Alleviate Miramar's Waterlogging Crisis Ahead of Monsoon | Goa News
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (18+ words) Submersible pump to tackle waterlogging at Miramar The Times of India Submersible pump to tackle waterlogging at Miramar...
Cal Fire Just Declared That California No Longer Has a Fire Season. It Has a Fire Year.
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (269+ words) California no longer has a fire season. According to Cal Fire Director Joe Tyler, it now has a fire year. Tyler made the comments this week at the Sonoma Air Attack Base in Santa Rosa while showcasing the agency's readiness…...
SBA offers relief to Nebraska small businesses and private nonprofits affected by drought
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (265+ words) WASHINGTON" The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA)announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Nebraska to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning April 1. Under this declaration, SBA's Economic Injury…...
Severe dry spell hits Hungary amid lack of rain
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (547+ words) The drought in Hungary has worsened. In the most affected areas of the Great Plain, there is a hundred and twenty millimetres of moisture missing from the soil, and there are only eighty. It also means a water crisis. Hungaro…...
Calamity victims can get GSIS emergency loans
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (527+ words) MORE than 108, 000 active members and pensioners affected by recent calamities may avail themselves of the Government Service Insurance System's (GSIS) P2. 64-billion emergency loan program aimed at helping families recover from disasters that disrupted livelihoods. On Saturday, GSIS announced that the…...
Several West Virginia counties part of USDA drought designation
1+ day, 25+ min ago (217+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " The USDA has designated six West Virginia counties and nine Maryland counties as Natural Disaster Areas due to drought conditions. Seven Pennsylvania Counties are also eligible for assistance. The natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture…...
Pagadian City farmers brace for El Ni'o
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (398+ words) PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur " The Pagadian City Agriculture office have begun laying down measures to help farmers brace for the looming El Ni'o, city agriculturist Ramon Rodrigo Jr. told the Inquirer. "As of now, farmers are already planting, while…...
Florida Suncoast Facing One of the Worst Droughts in Decades: Fire Danger, Water Restrictions, and What Residents Can Do
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (491+ words) The Florida Suncoast is now in the grip of what many longtime residents are calling the worst drought they can remember. From Sarasota and Bradenton to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida, dangerously dry conditions have created a growing crisis involving…...
South Canal Fire in Lafayette County at 2, 200 acres, 20% contained
50+ min ago (186+ words) WCTV LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Forest Service said the Lafayette County wildfire is at 2, 200 acres and is 20% contained in a Saturday morning update. The forest service said crews took advantage of the increased humidity and reduced winds to…...