90 Percent of Argentina in a Drought

90 percent of the country of Argentina is affected by a drought, according to the South American Climatology Lab. Some cities and tourist destinations have decided to begin rationing drinking water, while others have had no rainfall for seven months and, in one area, no rain has fallen since February. Forest fires have also ravaged parts of the area, which has only aggravated an already bad situation.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/drought-affects-90-percent-of-argentina_100268731.html

H1N1 Closes Schools in Michigan

At least two schools are closed for the rest of the week in St. Joseph, Michigan, because of the flu. Upton Middle School experienced 50 percent absenteeism on Tuesday due to illness with Lincoln Elementary found 30 percent of its students out because of illness. At least 17 schools in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek area were closed on Tuesday due to low attendance.

http://www.wsbt.com/health/64982232.html

New South Wales, Austrialia, In Significant Drought

New South Wales, Australia, continues to be entangled in an ever-worsening drought. Official figures released today show 67.6 percent of New South Wales is now in a drought, up from 65.9 percent the previous month. Heavy rainfall that typically occurs during the month of September didn’t materialize and now the hopes of a decent harvest of winter crops have been lost.

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/drought-widens-in-nsw-20091009-gq75.html

Mexico Suffering Worst Drought in 60 Years

Matthew 24:7 reads, “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.”

Almost 40 percent of farmland in Mexico has been affected by drought due to a rainy season that never was this summer in the North American country. Social tensions are building as families are queueing up as early as 4 a.m. to seek water from water trucks. Others have hijacked the water trucks. Mexico pumps all of its water from wells or from an uphill reservoir 80 miles away. 70 percent of Mexico’s water is used about two times faster than it can be replenished by rainfall.

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Social-tensions-rise-as-Mexico.5642965.jp