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HotSpots H2O: Months of Flooding and Violence Force South Sudanese from Their Homes
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Nearly a half million people have been displaced due to abnormally heavy rainfall and flooding in South Sudan this year.
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Zambia Enters Pivotal Season with Few Covid-19 Cases But High Risks
The coronavirus has yet to peak in Zambia, but observers worry about the country’s ability to fight a disease surge.
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Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands – and not come back
Authorities have been trying to clear the wetlands around Africa’s biggest lake for years. This year’s flooding may have helped their case.
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Lake Victoria’s surging water levels threaten hydro dams: Uganda
Lake Victoria's water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a threat to Uganda's hydropower plants.
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Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders’ trust in drought insurance
As a warming climate spurs more extreme weather, herders in Kenya's arid and semi-arid northern parts can lose up to 10 percent of their livestock when drought hits.
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Egypt’s Nile River Pressured by Population Growth, Rising Sea Level
Threats to the Nile and explosive population growth are pushing Egypt toward severe water scarcity.
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Cape Town Outlines Plans for Emergency Water Distribution
Residents will be allowed 25 liters (6.6 gallons) per person per day at 200 collection points.
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Cape Town’s “Day Zero” Approaches
Local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 29, 2018.
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Cape Town Rations Water Before Reservoirs Hit Zero
No end to water crisis in South Africa’s second largest city.
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To Avoid Drought Calamity, Cape Town Restricts Water Use
Reservoirs supplying city of 4 million are nearing bottom during…
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Drought, Heat, and Conflict Strand Residents of Dadaab
World’s largest refugee camp illustrates human costs of water-scarce…
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