Is the Somalia drought caused by global warming, even partly? Voice of America reports, with Rebecca Ward (can’t find the “non-autoplay” button in the HTML; see the thing below the fold):
Somalia crisis partly caused by global warming?
July 30, 2011
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Famine in Somalia: ‘This is a race against time to save lives’ | Need to Know (PBS)
July 24, 2011About genocide and other political issues that lead to the deaths of tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people: We keep saying “never again!” When is never? There is famine today in Somalia.
Alison Stewart of PBS’s Need To Know:
This week, the U.N. declared a state of famine in parts of Somalia. Need to Know speaks with Adrian Edwards of the U.N.’s Refugee Agency about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the region.
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More, Resources:
- Can this be right? Kansas City Star commentary said 160,000 people die every day
- Voice of America: Somali central government condemns militants’ refusal to allow aid workers to help refugees (Somalia has a central government?)
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July 1, Independence Day for four African nations
July 1, 2009They could get together for one huge party, eh? Well, maybe not Somalia. Found this list on Wikipedia:
- 1960 – Independence of Somalia.
- 1960 – Ghana becomes a Republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom ceases to be the Head of state.
- 1962 – Independence of Rwanda.
- 1962 – Independence of Burundi.
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Millard Fillmore's Bathtub 