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Locusts
Blog: FAO calls for locust watch in northwest Africa
11 Nov 2008 15:20:50 GMT
Source: IRIN
FAO's latest Locust Situation Update on 3 November urges a carefully monitoring of the locust situation in northwest Africa after unusually heavy rains in Western Sahara in late September. The rains created favourable conditions for locust breeding. 

Weather hazards impacts assessment for Africa
06 Dec 2007 10:30:00 GMT
Source: Famine Early Warning Systems Network
Several swarms of desert locusts are now present in localized areas of Somalia, northern Kenya, and Ethiopia's Somali Region. The locusts have the potential to damage agropastoral crops in these ... 

WFP monthly update on countries threatened by natural hazards
21 Sep 2005 16:01:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
This monthly bulletin is produced by WFP's Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit to highlight current and potential natural hazards, which may trigger or accelerate the development of humanitarian ... 

USAID map for W. African countries affected by locusts
13 Sep 2005 11:38:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Follow the links to view the full resolution map and associated fact sheet. The fact sheet describes the situation on the ground in each affected country (Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and ... 

Natural Hazards: Global Overview of Countries of Concern
12 Aug 2005 16:38:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Update for NATURAL HAZARDS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN map from WFP Early Warning Team. 

Countries of Concern: Natural Hazards
01 Aug 2005 17:18:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet


Locust swarms move across Sudan
25 Jun 2005 01:03:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet

MAP: locusts not expected to threaten Sahel this summer
29 Apr 2005 12:34:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet





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