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45 million need urgent food aid in southern Africa: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 12:26 AM

Low growth, rising population, drought and floods have combined to worsen food insecurity in the region. Read more »

5,000 feral camels killed in drought-hit Australia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 11:01 AM

SYDNEY - Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in drought-stricken areas of southern Australia, officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Drought-hit Zimbabwe to transfer thousands of animals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 04:45 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwe’s wildlife agency said Monday it would move hundreds of elephants and other animals in a dramatic bid to save them from a lethal drought. Read more »

UN agencies: 45-M people in southern Africa facing food crisis

Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 12:10 AM

A record 45 million people across southern Africa face severe food shortages in the next six months, with around a quarter of them currently enduring drought-induced "crisis" food insecurity, three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday.   Read more »

Water catchment facility in Cebu continues to dry up

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 08:14 PM

The Jaclupan catchment facility in Talisay City, Cebu is no longer lake-like, as it continues to dry with little to no water in some of its ponds.  Read more »

Duterte reconvenes El Niño task force

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 03:54 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte reactivated the El Niño task force earlier this week in light of forecasts that reduced rainfall may persist until the end of August.   Read more »

Sydney's water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought

Mell Chun, Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 03:11 PM

Australia's biggest city Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the government said on Friday. Read more »

Nagkakapa: With water shortage, Dumagats’ survival options are drying up

Photographs and video by Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 11:57 AM

The Angat reservoir drying up means more misery for those living in Metro Manila as water is rationed, but for the Dumagats the water shortage presents a more distressing situation, one in which their very lives and their future are at immediate risk. Read more »

El Niño crop damage reaches P7.9 billion, says agri dept

Kori Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 08:24 PM

The estimate spans 277,890 hectares of agricultural area, affecting some 250,000 farmers and fisherfolk. Read more »

Produksiyon ng hito sa Iloilo, apektado ng tagtuyot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 12:25 AM

Pahirapan naman ang supply ng tubig sa Yolanda relocation sites sa Tacloban City dahil sa epekto ng El Niño. Read more »

Cebu City, isinailalim sa state of calamity dahil sa tagtuyot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:04 AM

Isinailalim na sa state of calamity ang Cebu City dahil sa laki ng pinsala ng tagtuyot sa mga pananim. Read more »

El Niño agri losses in Zamboanga City reach P9 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 05:49 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Damage to agriculture in Zamboanga City due to El Niño has reached P9 million, the city agriculture office said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano manatiling presko ngayong tag-init?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 01:58 AM

Kung perwisyo ang dulot ng sobrang init na panahon sa agrikultura at sa marami nating kababayan, para naman sa iba, paraan ito para kumita. Read more »

Produksiyon ng itlog sa Pangasinan, apektado ng tag-init

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 03:28 AM

Apektado na ng mainit ng panahon ang produksiyon ng itlog sa mga poultry farm sa Mapandan, Pangasinan. Read more »

State of calamity, idineklara sa Murcia, Negros Occidental

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 02:49 AM

Ang mga magsasaka naman sa Bayambang, Pangasinan, minadali na ang pag-ani sa mga tanim nilang sibuyas. Read more »

Amid El Niño onslaught, gov't vows aid for 138,000 farmers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:36 AM

The agriculture department on Wednesday said it was assisting some 138,000 farmers grappling with lack of rains due to El Niño, with the government guarding against a repeat of a bloody protest in Kidapawan City, Cotabato province nearly 3 years ago.    Read more »

El Niño farm damage reaches P5.05 billion, agri dept says

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:02 PM

Damage due to El Niño has reached P5.05 billion, the Department of Agriculture-DRMM operations center said Tuesday.  Read more »

DA says El Niño damage only P1.3-B; warns vs inflated damage reports

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 03:04 PM

The Department of Agriculture on Thursday said total crop damage in the Philippines as a result of El Niño is now at P1.3 billion, lower than the P2.6 billion estimate given by disaster officials.  Read more »

Produksyon ng talaba sa Dapitan, apektado ng matinding init

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 12:19 AM

Apektado ng matinding init ng panahon ang produksyon ng talaba sa Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Read more »

Cebu braces for longer water supply interruptions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 11:24 PM

Residents in Cebu are bracing for longer water supply interruptions as the province continues to grapple with the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Read more »