Drought spreads to Brazil, crop yields hit

Drought has spread from Argentina and Paraguay to Brazil and is hitting soy yields at a time of growing concerns that regional growth may suffer as pressures mount on commodity prices

United Press International | March. 20, 2012

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Mexico withers under worst drought in 71 years

Some 2.5 million Mexicans are affected by this extreme drought, which could cause widespread hunger for years to come

By Sara Miller Llana | Christian Science Monitor | March 9, 2012

Farmworker Juan Manuel Ramirez in San Luis de la Paz, Mexico, takes a break from irrigating dry land. A drought is affecting agriculture in the state of Guanajuato, one of the biggest growers of produce in the country. Since October 2010, there has been no significant rainfall. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

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Drought spreads across England as soil moisture in Anglia reaches record low

The drought is spreading across England with areas in the Midlands and South West declared in danger of water shortages in the latest report from the Environment Agency

The Telegraph | 24 Feb 2012

Some rivers and groundwater levels are lower than during the drought of 1976 Photo: SWNS

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