SBA Announces Ticking Clock Federal Drought Relief Assistance for New Jersey, Farmers Ineligible
TRENTON, N.J. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in New Jersey that they have until Aug. 11 to apply for federal disaster loans to…
Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years – study
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping,…
‘Leave The Energy For The People’: China Begins Rationing Energy Supplies Amid Severe Drought
‘Leave The Energy For The People’: China Begins Rationing Energy Supplies Amid Severe Drought Micaela Burrow on August 17, 2022 China imposed sweeping power cuts to households and factories in Sichuan province,…
France’s river Loire sets new lows as drought dries up its tributaries
By Stephane Mahe LOIREAUXENCE, France (Reuters) – France’s river Loire, famous for the hundreds of castles gracing its shores, is a shallow river at the best of times, but this year even…
China races to alleviate drought, power cuts amid record heatwave
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is scrambling to alleviate power shortages and bring more water to the drought-hit basin of the Yangtze river as it battles a record-breaking heatwave by deploying…
French maize crop rating tumbles as drought deepens
By Gus Trompiz and Forrest Crellin PARIS – French maize crop conditions declined steeply last week to their lowest level in at least a decade, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed, as…
California district curbs water supply to over-users in drought
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES – As a historic drought grips southern California, one district is getting tough on water usage violators by reducing their supply directly from the source so that…
EV firm Atlis plans U.S. stock market listing amid IPO drought
(Reuters) – Atlis Motor Vehicles has become the latest startup in the electric-vehicle space to unveil plans for an initial public offering as the global push towards electrification accelerates. The Mesa, Arizona-based…
N.Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortages
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea’s office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported on Wednesday,…
Plains drought to curb U.S. wheat harvest, adding to global supply worries
By Karl Plume – A worsening drought in the southern U.S. Plains is threatening the region’s winter wheat crop just as the Ukraine crisis dents global supplies. Some farmers in southwestern Kansas,…
Mercury Insurance Water Leak Detection Program Aims to Save Water and Money for California Homeowners during Historic Drought
LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2022 — Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) announced it will be subsidizing the cost of smart home water monitoring devices from Flume, providing California homeowner policyholders a way to track…
Morocco to spend $1 billion to mitigate drought impact- palace
RABAT – Morocco will spend 10 billion dirhams ($ 1.07 bln) on a national plan to mitigate the impact of drought on farmers and the economy, the royal palace said on Wednesday.…
Canadian farmers face cattle feed shortage due to drought, transport strains
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten…
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