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Major climatic issues across the world:

Avalanches Earthquakes Lahars Landslides and mudflows Volcanic eruptions Floods Limnic eruptions Tsunamis Blizzards Droughts Hailstorms Heat waves

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Disasters

Recently a record number of droughts, floods, and storms have occurred. Flooding in Africa is very common.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/05/climatechange

Climate in certain countries:

India: some parts are wet and rainy, while others are extremely dry. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_India Egypt: Extremely hot. Hardly any rain, drought. On average, about 200 millilitres of precipitation per year. Source: http://www.touregypt.net/climate.htm

In China: - Air pollution: causes diseases, - Habitat loss of many animals due their natural habitats being cut down for agricultural purposes, etc. - Source of information: http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/asia_pacific/where/china/environmental_problems_china/index.cfm

In Australia: - Deforestation: around 7% of the forest areas are suffering from the consequences of deforestation: see website for details on consequences that are affecting the Australia. - Pollution: lots of agriculture is causing pollution. Around 19 000 tons of phosphorus and 141 000 tons of nitrogen are put in the rivers there each year. - Source of information: http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/oceania/solutions_country/australia/environmental_problems_in_australia/index.cfm