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Heat wave, power cuts, riots in India
Posted by Sapa: None Given on June 8th, 2014
SAPA: Thousands of people enraged by power cuts during an extreme heat wave rioted across northern India, setting electricity substations on fire and taking power company officials hostage, officials said Saturday.
The impoverished state of Uttar Pradesh has never had enough power for its 200 million people - about the population of Brazil - and many receive only a few hours a day under normal conditions, while 63 percent of homes have no access to electricity at all.
But recent temperatures that...
South Africa: ‘Greater effort needed’ to curb water loss
Posted by Sapa: None Given on November 17th, 2011
Sapa: Rainwater harvesting should be made compulsory in all urban areas, the Agriculture Research Council said on Monday.
"The majority of people are not doing enough (to combat climate change)," said CEO Shadrack Moephuli.
"People are still using tap water for their lawns and swimming pools. But they don't cover their pools to prevent evaporation."
Moephuli spoke in Pretoria at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research's conference on water and food.
He said if urban dwellers...
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