"The drought isn't a natural disaster but a man-made calamity, " writes Zheng Fengtian of Remin University.
The drought in the region has been so severe that quiver trees are struggling to survive.
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Its application for the drought order has to get the approval of the Scottish government.
But it's still well below what it was before the drought came on about 1999.
It blamed instead the drought, from which China has suffered as much as anyone.
Blame the drought conditions that blazed through the corn and soybean crop this year.
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But getting two back-to-back storms of this magnitude doesn't mean the drought is finished.
Already there is speculation that the economic losses of the drought will reach billions of dollars.
It predicted that the drought would cut annual economic growth from 1.9% to 1.15%.
For eight of them, crop yields the year after the drought did not fully rebound.
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But no, commercially grown fruits and vegetables have more or less emerged unscathed from the drought.
The drought in the Horn of Africa is probably worse now than it was then.
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He asked about the drought and for an update from Secretary Vilsack in this.
Ethiopians have always migrated from the drought-prone mountains in the north to the rich coffee-growing south.
However, not all foods will be equally affected by the drought and the dwindling corn supply.
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Just before we left, I asked Francisca one more question: How was the drought affecting her family?
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Because of this program, 7.5 million people were able to withstand the drought without seeking emergency aid.
The good apolitical news is that much of the drought-stricken country has received a good winter rainfall.
The drought has had a devastating impact on many communities across the country, including many in Iowa.
Mary Creagh, Labour's shadow environment secretary, described the drought summit as being "more talk and no action".
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Food and medicine is even more badly needed to fend off the drought afflicting the Horn of Africa.
He said the drought in Texas was severe enough for ranchers to cull herds, which has lower supply.
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Agriculture experts suggest the drought won't affect most consumers since the Midwest is having a relatively wet year.
But there appears to be little relief in sight from the drought that still afflicts 85% of Texas.
"It's related to the lack of rains in 2011 and the drought, " said David Gressly, UNICEF's regional director.
Weiss says he has found evidence that the drought drove farmers in ancient Mesopotamia to build irrigation channels.
Army Corps of Engineers says its plan is working as expected with an unexpected assist from the drought.
"Before the drought we had everything, cattle, land, money, " says Jomeh Khan, who is also waiting in line.
The European commissioner for humanitarian affairs is among a scrum of foreign dignitaries touring the drought zone right now.
Now we've gone back to the drought and there's no water for them.
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