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The problem is when crops are expensive, not because of increased demand, but because supply is low due to poor crop yields. No matter how high prices go, it doesn't do farmers any good if they ...
Landscape of United Arab Emirates Environmental issues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are caused by the exploitation of natural resources, rapid population growth, and high energy demand. The continuing temperature rise caused by global warming contributes to UAE's water scarcity, drought, rising sea level, and aridity. The UAE has a hot desert climate, which is very vulnerable to the ...
Deficit irrigation (DI) is a watering strategy that can be applied by different types of irrigation application methods. The correct application of DI requires thorough understanding of the yield response to water (crop sensitivity to drought stress) and of the economic impact of reductions in harvest. [1]
Desertification is a gradual process of increased soil aridity.Desertification has been defined in the text of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as "land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities."
Three years of drought have left West Lake 6 feet below it usual level, prompting the Osceola Water Works board this month to ask residents to restrict their water use. The city can safely pull ...
The drought monitor recently updated its three-month outlook for the state, showing that the northern half of Ohio's drought will be removed entirely or at least improved in the near future.
A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions. [1]: 1157 A drought can last for days, months or years. Drought often has large impacts on the ecosystems and agriculture of affected regions, and causes harm to the local economy.
The U.S. Drought Monitor breaks counties into one of five intensity rankings, from D0 Abnormally Dry to D4 Exceptional Drought. The southeastern third of the state was listed Thursday as being ...