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rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects; severe drought
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drought
erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages
www.exxun.com/PuertoRico/b_mp.html
drought
... years, driven in part by the depreciation of the currency, rising energy costs, a nation-wide drought affecting food prices, and a relaxation of fiscal discipline. Romania hopes to adopt the Euro ...
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drought
... states, including Zambia, Gabon, and 20,000 who fled to Burundi in 2005 and 2006 to escape drought and recriminations from traditional courts investigating the 1994 massacres; the 2005 DROC and Rwanda border ...
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... on cocoa since independence in 1975. Cocoa production has substantially declined in recent years because of drought and mismanagement. Sao Tome has to import all fuels, most manufactured goods, consumer goods, and ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
drought
inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
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drought
drought
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drought
... size of small and medium enterprises and attract foreign direct investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and sometimes floods persist as problems for the future. More than one-fourth of the ...
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drought
flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
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drought
prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004; border delimitation of 130 ...
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... Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the ...
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drought
periodic drought, tropical storms (November to April)
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droughts
damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
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droughts
hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/AntiguaandBarbuda/b_mp.html
droughts
occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
www.exxun.com/Armenia/b_mp.html
droughts
... 1980s. Long-term concerns include climate-change issues such as the depletion of the ozone layer and more frequent droughts, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef
www.exxun.com/Australia/a_fg.html
droughts
cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
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droughts
droughts
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droughts
periodic droughts; dust storms
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droughts
droughts, cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season
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droughts
periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility
www.exxun.com/Botswana/b_mp.html
droughts
recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
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droughts
recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/b_mp.html
droughts
destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Burma/b_mp.html
droughts
monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts
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droughts
... in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration ...
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/a_fg.html
droughts
prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/b_mp.html
droughts
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
www.exxun.com/Chad/b_mp.html
