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Egypt is the eighth most water stressed country in the world. Egypt receives between 20 mm (0.79 in) and 200 mm (7.87 in) of annual average precipitation along the narrow Mediterranean coast , but south from Cairo, the average drops to nearly 0 millimetres (0.00 inches) in the central and the southern part of the country.
A 20-month period from January 2020 to August 2021 recorded the least rainfall since 1895. [25] Lake Powell hit record low levels in July 2021, [26] [27] and due to Lake Mead dropping so low, water restrictions were imposed. [28] By mid-August 2021, Iowa was facing extreme drought. [29] [30] Drought also affected over 85% of Mexico. [31]
The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highest global average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F). [20] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024. [20] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21]
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19 July – At least 23 people are killed and 30 others are injured in a truck and bus crash in Minya. 3 August – Seventeen people are killed and four others are injured after a minibus collides with a truck in Juhaynah, Sohag Governorate. [16] 12 August – Nine people are killed and 18 others injured after a microbus overturn in Minya. [17]
During the War of Attrition between Israel and Egypt (1967–70), Shadwan Island in the Red Sea to the east of the city was fortified by Egyptian troops and used as a radar post. On 22 January 1970 the island was the site of Operation Rhodes, a helicopter assault by Israeli troops who occupied it for 36 hours. [citation needed]
24 January – COVID-19 pandemic: Egypt begins vaccinating healthcare workers. More than 300 doctors have died. [4] 4 February – The government frees journalist Mahmoud Hussein of Al Jazeera after five years in prison on charge of spreading false news. [5] 17 February – Egypt buys 168 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles for USD $197 million. [6]
Egypt could begin transitioning from subsidising essential commodities to providing direct cash assistance to its poorest citizens as early as the next fiscal year (July to June), Prime Minister ...