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- With Low Snowpacks, Drought In Forecast For Wash. (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Mar 22, 2010 - SPOKANE, Wash. -- State and federal scientists are expecting drought conditions this summer after snowpacks in several spots in the state fell well below averages, following a dry winter. - More Than 50 Million Hit by Drought in South of China (CommonDreams.org)
Mar 22, 2010 - by Clifford Coonan in Hong Kong China was ravaged by extreme forces of nature as the country’s south wrestled with the worst drought in decades that has brought hardship to 51 million people, while a powerful sandstorm in the north turned Beijing’s sky orange. The drought in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, as well as the Guangxi Autonomous Region and the city of Chongqing, has ... - Health Tip: Understanding Gout (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Mar 22, 2010 - (HealthDay News) -- Gout occurs when too much uric acid builds up inside the body. Though it's not understood what triggers gout, people with diabetes, kidney disease and the obese are at a greater risk, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says. - Robert Peston (BBC News)
Mar 22, 2010 - Why there is no sign of surrender from BA - VIDEO: Horn of Africa drought and conflict driving hunger (AlertNet)
Mar 22, 2010 - Source: AlertNet VIDEO: Horn of Africa Years of drought and conflict have driven millions of east Africans towards severe hunger and destitution. Video by dev.tv and the Global Humanitarian Forum. - Risky business for N.C. Democrats (The News & Observer)
Mar 21, 2010 - Few issues since the Vietnam War have generated as much heat as the health care debate, which prompted street corner rallies in Raleigh, packed town halls from Wilson to Durham and prodded both sides to mobilize. - Hunger adds to drought's woes (Asia News Network)
Mar 21, 2010 - Besides thirst, Yunnan farmer He Zhongcai has to battle another basic need - hunger. After a seemingly endless drought in Xiaowanshan village since August, the daily dish for He's family is a kind of green grass, called eyangcao - it means last choice for a starving sheep. - Hunger adds to drought woes (Asia News Network)
Mar 21, 2010 - Besides thirst, Yunnan farmer He Zhongcai has to battle another basic need - hunger. After a seemingly endless drought in Xiaowanshan village since August, the daily dish for He's family is a kind of ..... - McLeod, Wells master semi-final (Griffith Area News)
Mar 21, 2010 - THE heat was cranked to extreme in the Masterchef kitchens on Saturday as six contestants furiously fought it out for a spot in the Griffith's Masterchef grand final. - Severe drought continues on Big Isle (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
Mar 5, 2010 - Parts of Kohala are now experiencing the worst drought conditions in the nation, the National Weather Service says.