Articles about Africa

When Elephant Nature Meets Human Nature

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Tony Simeone

  This is a fascinating story appearing in the London Daily Mail newspaper that was provided to me by Dr. Reddy, a biochar research scientist in India. It shows the human emotion of elephants and the response to a tragedy … Continue reading →

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Drought in West Africa’s Sahel Region will turn into a Humanitarian Disaster

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Tony Simeone

This post comes from a recent article on Professor Van Cotthem’s Desertification blog (and can also be found on the Resource page of this blog). Unfortunately, West Africa is again in the news. In spite of large infusions of humanitarian … Continue reading →

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Shock from Drought. Death from Famine.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Tony Simeone

I wrote recently about drought in Australia (10 years) and Texas (1 year). The impact on the people, the land and the economies was significant. Any intense period of drought will have this kind of impact. If you turn the … Continue reading →

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