Egyptians fear impact of dam on drying Fayoum village
In Second Village Fayoum area, Makhluf Abu Kassem recalls a once fertile farm economy now parched by dwindling Nile water. Officials warn the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam could reduce flows further, threatening 12 percent of Egypt's arable land and forcing migration as farmers switch to drought tolerant crops.
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Egypt
Makhluf Abu Kassem
Fayoum Oasis
Nile Valley
Abu Kassem
Nile
Abdel-Fattah el- Aweidi
Gazaer Qouta Agriculture Association
Ethiopia
Blue Nile
Sudan
Aswan
Lake
Nasser
Mohammed Nasr Allam
Gamal Abdel- Nasser
Yusuf
Fayoum
Second Village
Nariman EL
Strike at Belarus state TV weakens Lukashenko grip
Hundreds of Belarusian state TV workers joined protests calling for President Lukashenko's resignation after a contested August vote. The walkout, along with other media workers, disrupted state control of information as authorities crack down on independent reporting and consider Russian help to keep TV running.
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Minsk
Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko
Vyacheslav Lomonosov
Belarusian TV
Labor Action
Lukashenko
Belarusian State TV
Zvyazda
Boris Goretsky
Belarusian Association of Journalists
Goretsky
Russia
California wildfire climate in a warming era
Fire scientist say California's wildfires are driven by a flammable ecosystem, autumn winds, invasive grasses, droughts, and climate change. They note area burned has risen sharply since 1972, with longer fire seasons and stuck dry spells worsened by shifting jet streams.
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California
University of Colorado
Jennifer Balch
Columbia University
A. Park Williams
Williams, Balch
America
University of Alberta
Mike Flannigan
University of California Merced
LeRoy Westerling
Balch
Sierra Nevada Foothills
Paradise
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