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Lars77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 06:46 AM
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Philippine farmers battle drought
 
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The Philippines suffered from severe flooding during last year's typhoon season.

But this year, authorities are worried about damage from a severe drought that has devastated agricultural areas and dried-up water supplies across the country.

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Isabela, a province in the country's north.
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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 06:52 AM
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1. Their rainy season starts in July
Right now they are in the middle of summer - I know they are north of the equator but their weather is controlled by the warm Indian Ocean currents flowing north
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