The Ministry of Agriculture has completed the examination of the alleged damages suffered by regional producers from drought
Loss confirmed at 14,2-14,4 billion, said at a press conference the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Fedorov.
British meteorologists are predicting that today, the second day of the Olympics in London waiting for heavy rains and even hail.
By the evening of precipitation are expected in the eastern districts of the city, where the Olympic Park, as well as on the tennis courts of Wimbledon, at the stadium for competitions in archery and rowing on the canal, near Eton. However, fans and participants of the Olympiad comforted by the fact that on Monday will not rain.
Firefighters and rescuers extinguished 22 forest fires and managed to contain 15 more in Russia's Far East over the past 24 hours, a statement from the regional forestry department said on Friday.
Almost 600 people, 97 units of specialized vehicles and 11 aircraft, including eight helicopters, are involved in extinguishing wildfires, which remain raging in the region and covered an area of some 1,150 hectares over the past 24 hours, the department said in a statement.
The G8 countries have acceded to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants, the G8 summit declaration said.
“Recognizing the impact of short-lived climate pollutants on near-term climate change, agricultural productivity, and human health, we support, as a means of promoting increased ambition and complementary to other CO2 and GHG emission reduction efforts, comprehensive actions to reduce these pollutants,” the declaration said.
