El Nino may affect crops in the first half of the year
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Last Update: 2003-01-16
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: Manila, Reuters January 15 (Reuters) Manila, January 15 (Reuters) - the Philippines said on Wednesday that crop failures and water shortages may occur in some areas due to the impact of El Nino weather in the second quarter of 2003 Many parts of the Philippines will experience low rainfall in the first half of 2003, the hydrological service said Agriculture in the Philippines accounts for one fifth of the country's economic output The impacts of potential droughts include crop failures and water shortages in some areas, zqu said in a statement El Nino means "bad boy" in Spanish, referring to the high water temperature in the East Pacific Ocean, once every four to five years, causing changes in the global weather, often causing extremely damaging floods or droughts ZQu
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