Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation
The heavy rains that pounded East Africa for weeks, killing hundreds, have spilled into the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves.
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As Home Insurance Bills Go Up, Owners’ Coverage Is Going Down
Frequent natural disasters and high inflation have led insurers to raise premiums, and forced many customers to pare back their policies.
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After Devastating Floods, Vermont Is Open and Welcoming Tourists for Fall
The summer’s double blow of record rain and a plummet in tourism has the travel industry scrambling to reassure leaf peepers and winter-sports enthusiasts that the state is ready for them.
Posted inCoronavirus (2019-nCoV) Developing Countries Fertilizer Floods Food Freight (Cargo) International Trade and World Market Nigeria Nitrogen Potash Poverty Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Shortages Supply Chain
How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger
Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition.