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An elderly woman is given water in the Turkana region of Kenya. Many of the elderly are too weak and sick to feed themselves or drink. More Photos >
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The WonkLine: September 8, 2009
Wonk Room —
... Unprecedented drought is devastating the economy, farmers, and wildlife in India, Mexico, China, Kenya, and the United States from Texas to California.
“Japan’s presumptive prime minister breathed new life on Monday into efforts to curb global warming, standing by a campaign pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in the next 10 years from 1990 levels.”
“The world’s not heating up, it’s cooling down,” said Massey coal CEO Don Blankenship, who paid $1 ...
NSN Daily Update: September 8, 2009
democracyarsenal.org —
... A severe drought is putting tremendous pressure on Kenya, prompting worries that even African countries with extensive development are not immune to drought and related disasters. ...
Tomgram: Chip Ward, The Ruins in Our Future
TomDispatch —
... In Africa, formerly prosperous Kenya is withering in the face of another fearsome drought that has left people desperate and livestock, crops and children, as well as ...
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