2009Oct23: Madagascar has experienced a 10% increase in temperature and 10% decrease in rainfall in the past 50 years, according to the World Bank (Guardian.co.uk).
Reference: Guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/23/madagascar-drought
Image Description: Ampefy, Madagascar. Photo by dada bob, 2006May25. Image Location: Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chute_de_la_Lili_%281%29.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
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