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Drought Strikes France
VINCENT MICHEL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cracked and dry earth is seen along the riverbed of the Loire River in Ancenis, western France. Rainfall in France has been down 50 percent from normal levels since March, leading France to impose curbs on water consumption in a third of France's administrative departments.
Start Fighting the Next Flood Now
By: Josh Brandon - 06/1/2011 Wpg. Free Press The flood season of 2011 is among the worst Manitoba has ever seen. Details here. (Josh Brandon is water caucus co-ordinator at the Manitoba Eco-Network ) Below the Shellmouth Dam. l.p. photo Please also read "Lake-of-the-Prairies - the next Lake Winnipeg?" Like the article above, it also includes information on the critical role of wetlands.