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Arnab Das Aug 31, 2010

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Bloomberg Emma O'Brien Aug 30, 2010

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Seasonal Slowdown Worsened by Long Hot Summer

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The Coming Food Crisis

Foreign Policy John D. Podesta and Jake Caldwell Aug 24, 2010

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Assessing the Tragedy of the Pakistan Floods

Peterson Institute for International Economics Mohsin S. Khan and Shuja Nawaz Aug 26, 2010

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Pakistan Orders 600,000 to Flee Homes as Floods Surge to Indus River Delta

Bloomberg Farhan Sharif Aug 26, 2010

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Russia counts the cost of drought and wildfires

BBC Konstantin Rozhnov Aug 26, 2010

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How do governments respond to food price spikes ? lessons from the past

World Bank Kym Anderson and Signe Nelgen Aug 01, 2010

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Pakistan: Impact of floods

Daily Times Pakistan Tanveer Sher Aug 25, 2010

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Business Recorder Aug 24, 2010

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Pakistan: Govt to lose Rs 240bn due to inability to store floodwater

Daily Times Pakistan Ijaz Kakakhel Aug 24, 2010

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Pakistan Faces Economic Hit from Flood

Wall Street Journal David Roman Aug 24, 2010

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Pakistan Floods Limit Possibility of Credit Rating Upgrade, Moody's Says

Bloomberg Unni Krishnan Aug 24, 2010

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Pakistan Flood Surge to Converge With Ocean Tide to Inundate Coastal Areas

Bloomberg Farhan Sharif and James Rupert Aug 23, 2010

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Losses loom as Pakistani floods hit cotton crop

Financial Times Farhan Bokhari Aug 23, 2010

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Pakistan caught between floods and drought

Financial Times Matthew Green Aug 22, 2010

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Toyota, Unilever Pakistan Say Floods May Sap Growth

Bloomberg Malavika Sharma Aug 20, 2010

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Pakistan Flood Aid Helps Fight Terrorism as Peace `Fragile,' Qureshi Says

Bloomberg Bill Varner Aug 20, 2010

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Wildfires in Russia Cause Nearly $400 Million in Damages – Emergency Minister

RIA Novosti Aug 19, 2010

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Flood relief and politics in Pakistan

Asia Times Brian M Downing Aug 19, 2010

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Flood-hit Pakistan faces economic catastrophe

Channel News Asia Aug 18, 2010

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Pakistan politics: Flood damage

EIU Aug 17, 2010

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27 provinces facing drought

National News Bureau of Thailand Boonsong Lipimas Aug 17, 2010

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Tragedy lights a fire under Russia

Financial Times Neil Buckley Aug 16, 2010

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Putin $1.2 Billion Farmer Aid Spurs Agricultural Bank Bond Gain

Bloomberg Maria Kolesnikova and Denis Maternovsky Aug 16, 2010

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Russia Tussles over How to Halt Fires

Wall Street Journal Richard Boudreaux Aug 16, 2010

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Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Will the Russian Forest Fires Burn the Russian Government?

Russia Profile Vladimir Frolov Aug 13, 2010

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Russia May Export More Wheat on ‘Robust’ Prices, Commodore Says

Bloomberg Alaric Nightingale Aug 13, 2010

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EM Country Briefing. CIS: Crop failure and inflation?

Commerzbank Aug 12, 2010

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Russia Launches ‘Massive’ Strikes on Fires; Moscow Smoke Eases

Bloomberg Lucian Kim Aug 12, 2010

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BP's Deep Secrets: A Report

Mother Jones Julia Whitty and Kate Sheppard Aug 12, 2010

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Russia Bans Grain Exports Amid Drought, Fires

Wells Fargo Scott Anderson and Ed Kashmarek Aug 11, 2010

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ROAR: Regional Party Bosses Face Dismissals for Vacationing Despite Wildfires

Russia Today Sergey Borisov Aug 11, 2010

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Living from Fire to Fire

The Moscow Times Nikolay Petrov Aug 11, 2010

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Analysis: Drought to crimp not cripple Russia recovery

Reuters Toni Vorobyova Aug 10, 2010

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Heatwave hits Russian growth forecast

Financial Times Isabel Gorst and Catherine Belton Aug 10, 2010

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Russia: “Wildfires and Drought: Impact on the Economy”

Raiffeisen Aug 10, 2010

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Russia to Suffer Economic Loss of $15 Billion from Wild Fires - Analysts

RIA Novosti Aug 10, 2010

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Moscow Smog Curbs Bond Trading, Bankers Flee Capital

Bloomberg Jason Corcoran and Denis Maternovsky Aug 10, 2010

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Czechs Plan Solidarity Fund after New Flood Wave

New Europe, Wall Street Journal Sean Carney Aug 09, 2010

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Wheat Supplies and Food Fears

Council on Foreign Relations Laurie A. Garrett Aug 09, 2010

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United Russia Losing Public Trust and Support, Moscow Analyst Says

Window on Eurasia Paul Goble Aug 09, 2010

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Russia: Down, Down, Down in a Burning Ring of Fire

Seeking Alpha Craig Pirrong Aug 09, 2010

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Anger Rages Amid Russian Fires

Wall Street Journal Richard Boudreaux Aug 09, 2010

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Russian farmers on brink of bankruptcy

Financial Times Isabel Gorst Aug 08, 2010

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Russian Heatwave Hits Activity, Prices OK for Now

Reuters Toni Vorobyova Aug 04, 2010

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Putin Announces Ban on Grain Exports

Financial Times Javier Blas, Catherine Belton and Jack Farchy Aug 05, 2010

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Food Security Assessment, 2010-20

U.S. Department of Agriculture July 2010

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Australia: Temperatures soaring to new highs

Sydney Morning Herald Ben Cubby Jul 29, 2010

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UPDATE:Chile Files With SEC To Sell $1.5 Billion In 10-Year Bonds

Wall Street Journal Anthony Esposito Jul 22, 2010

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Surin faces the worst drought in 10 years

National News Bureau of Thailand Panita Norasing Jul 23, 2010

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Angat water level rises in the Philippines

Philippine Star Delon Porcalla Jul 23, 2010

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Asia's Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters

CSIS Michael J. Green Jul 16, 2010

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Asia’s Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters

Center for Strategic and International Studies Michael J. Green, Charles Freeman and Robert S. Wang Jul 17, 2010

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Mexico to Reopen Monterrey-Laredo Toll Road to Trucks Only

Transport Topics Jul 15, 2010

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Mexico offers financial grants to hurricane-affected businesses

Global Times Xinhua Jul 14, 2010

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Typhoon Conson Strengthens in Pacific Off Philippines

Bloomberg Joel Guinto and Stuart Biggs Jul 13, 2010

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Chile Lawmakers Fail to Agree on Mining Royalty Changes for Quake Funding

Bloomberg Randy Woods and Matt Craze Jul 08, 2010

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Floods force thousands from homes in north Mexico

AFP Jul 07, 2010

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Mexico's death toll from Hurricane Alex up to 12

AP Jul 06, 2010

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Chilean Reinsurance Prices Surge After Earthquake, Brokers Say

Business Week Sarah Frier Jul 02, 2010

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Strong earthquake hits Mexico, no casualties

Reuters Patrick Rucker Jun 30, 2010

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UPDATE 2-Lula skips G20 summit due to deadly Brazil floods

Reuters Natuza Nery Jun 24, 2010

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UPDATE 1-Blocking royalties could hit peso, rates-Chile Finmin

Reuters Brad Haynes Jun 22, 2010

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Brazil floods leave 30 dead, 100,000 homeless

CNN Jun 21, 2010

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Chile May Increase Debt Sale for Quake Rebuilding

Bloomberg Randy Woods Jun 17, 2010

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Chile Mining Minister Urges Congress to Pass Royalty

Business Week Matt Craze Jun 16, 2010

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Chile pres. faces conflicts in quake recovery plan

AP Jun 14, 2010

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New Estimates Double Rate of Oil That Flowed Into Gulf

New York Times Justin Gillis and Henry Fountain Jun 11, 2010

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Iran's earthquake worries

Economist Jun 10, 2010

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Nigeria cleans "poisoned" villages, treats children

Reuters Africa Sahabi Yahaya Jun 07, 2010

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Chile Says 6 Percent Growth Will Fund Spending Plans (Update1)

Bloomberg Sebastian Boyd Jun 04, 2010

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The BP Oil Spill’s Lessons for Regulation

Project Syndicate Kenneth Rogoff Jun 01, 2010

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Agatha deaths rise to 180 in Central America

The Washington Post Juan Carlos Llorca Jun 02, 2010

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OECD: Chile to Quickly Bounce Back From February Earthquake

Wall Street Journal Carolina Pica May 26, 2010

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Polish Flood-Aid Spending Won’t Increase Public Debt

Bloomberg David McQuaid and Marta Waldoch May 25, 2010

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Czech Government Approves Up to 3 Billion Koruna in Flood Bonds

Bloomberg Lenka Ponikelska May 24, 2010

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Poland to Keep Rates Unchanged as Floods, Euro Crisis Are Focus

Bloomberg Dorota Bartyzel and Piotr Skolimowski May 24, 2010

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Neighbors Prepare for the Next Big One

Transitions Online Thomas Orszag-Land May 24, 2010

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Warsaw residents prepare to flee as Vistula river floods

Associated Press May 24, 2010

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Deaths in Polish floods hit 15, peak heads north

Reuters May 24, 2010

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Poland hit by widespread flooding

Financial Times Jan Cienski May 21, 2010

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Polish Flood Damage May Exceed 10 Billion Zloty, Tusk Says

Bloomberg Dorota Bartyzel and Marta Waldoch May 21, 2010

Analysis

In South Africa, an Unlikely Leader on AIDS

New York Times Celia W. Dugger May 14, 2010

Blogs

Flood in Poland Turns Towns into Lakes as It Heads North

Wall Street Journal Marek Strzelecki May 20, 2010

News

Tropical Cyclone Laila Keeps India Port Shut, Set for Landfall

Bloomberg Natalie Obiko Pearson May 20, 2010

Analysis

Focus on Poland — Flood-related disruptions to be short-lived; Czech Republic — Floods impact on wider economy likely to be limited; Poland — Labour market data doesn’t bode well for consumption;

Citigroup Global Markets May 20, 2010

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Aquamarine Power officially releases Oyster 2 design

Recharge Darius Snieckus May 19, 2010

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Reliance Said to Stop Crude Output as Cyclone Laila Strengthens

Bloomberg Rakteem Katakey May 19, 2010

News

Tropical Cyclone Laila Churns Across India’s Bay of Bengal

Bloomberg Stuart Biggs and Rakteem Katakey May 18, 2010

News

UPDATE:Chile Central Bank: Post-Quake CPI Milder Than Expected

Wall Street Journal Carolina Pica May 17, 2010

News

Chile Tax May Cost BHP, Rio, Anglo Extra $1.2 Billion

Bloomberg Heather Walsh May 13, 2010

News

Chile Defense Post-Quake Reconstruction To Cost $450M -Minister

Wall Street Journal Carolina Pica May 11, 2010

News

Vice Premier orders reconstruction finished in three years in Qinghai quake zone

Xinhua May 11, 2010

Blogs

Estimating the Oil Spill's Impact in the Gulf

macroblog Mike Chriszt and Mike Hammill May 10, 2010

News

Chile Seen Likely To Take $1 Billion Or Less From Wealth Fund

Wall Street Journal Anthony Esposito May 05, 2010

Opinions

The oil spill: Spill, baby, spill; Where an oil spill happens matters more than how big it is

Economist Apr 30, 2010

Opinions

Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Global Insight Nariman Behravesh May 04, 2010

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