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Ozone catalysts mapped for safer water disinfectionPittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 University of Pittsburgh researchers and collaborators have identified how to design catalysts that generate ozone on demand as a potential alternative to chlorine-based disinfection in hospitals an ... more  
Cyclone turns Sri Lanka's tea mountains into death valleyNuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 In the mist-draped mountains of Sri Lanka's tea country, rescuers were still plucking bodies from the reddish-brown mud on Tuesday after last week's cyclone, the island's worst natural disaster in decades. ... more 
Reservoirs half as full as last year in drought-hit TehranTehran (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Reservoirs in and around the drought-hit Iranian capital Tehran are holding 55 percent less water compared to the same date last year, state media reported Tuesday. ... more 
Denmark targets farm nitrogen emissions to boost water qualityCopenhagen (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Denmark, which last year introduced a pioneering carbon tax on livestock farming, on Wednesday announced an agreement to cut nitrogen emissions from agriculture and curb water pollution. ... more |
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EU reaches accord on new generation of genetically modified cropsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 European lawmakers and EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques. ... more 
Kelp cost modeling tool for Maine seaweed farms reveals major savings optionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 A new economic analysis tool for kelp farming, created by Kelson Marine and the University of Maine, is helping operators assess site selection, weather effects, crop size, and operational factors a ... more 
Greece puts capital Athens on water emergency footingAthens (AFP) Nov 29, 2025 Greece has put the greater Athens area and two islands on a water emergency footing, to speed up infrastructure works and address the mounting threat of chronic drought. ... more  
Uzbek Muslims pray for rain amid severe droughtTashkent, Uzbekistan (AFP) Nov 28, 2025 Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain Friday as the Central Asian country suffers severe droughts associated with climate change. ... more |
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Human washing machine goes on sale in JapanTokyo (AFP) Nov 28, 2025 After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said Friday. ... more |
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Beloved sheepskin-sack cheese Bosnia wants to protectGacko, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) Nov 26, 2025 High in the mountain meadows of southern Bosnia, farmer Branka Buha monitors her cows through a GPS signal on her husband's phone. ... more  
Court suspends Belgian farmer climate case against TotalEnergiesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 A Belgian court case brought by a farmer seeking compensation from oil giant TotalEnergies for damage caused by climate change was suspended after the judging panel recused itself, both parties said Tuesday. ... more 
3,000 cattle stuck at sea for a month reach dry land in LibyaMontevideo Nov 25, 2025 Nearly 3,000 Uruguayan cattle that were stranded at sea for a month after their vessel was barred from Turkey have been unloaded in Libya, Uruguay's government said. ... more 
NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestationMonrovia (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday. ... more |
Rivers of salt: life on Bangladesh's climate frontlineKhulna, Bangladesh (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 On Bangladesh's coast, where mighty Himalayan rivers meet the sea, water defines every rhythm of life, and every struggle. ... more  |
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Teen saving India's ponds says everyone can be a leader Geneva (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 Dev Karan recalls the first time he saw a purple pond, "filled with dyes and chemicals, and choked with plastic". ... more 
Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressureKamisato, Japan (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. ... more 
Iran president says capital move needed due to overcrowding, water crisisTehran Nov 20, 2025 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that the country's capital should be relocated away from Tehran because of overcrowding and a deepening water crisis. ... more
Belgian climate case pits farmer against TotalEnergiesTournai, Belgium (AFP) Nov 19, 2025 A David versus Goliath climate case kicked off on Wednesday in a Belgian court, where a farmer is seeking compensation from French oil giant TotalEnergies for damage to his farm caused by climate change. ... more |
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds up harvesting of water from airCambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours. MIT engineers design an ultrasonic system to "shake" water out ... more
Education for girls hit hard by India's drying wellsNandurbar, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Each morning, 17-year-old Ramati Mangla sets off barefoot with a steel pot in hand, walking several kilometres to fetch water from a distant spring in India's Maharashtra state. ... more 
Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eelsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. ... more 
Iran begins cloud seeding operations as people pray for rain in TehranTehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. ... more |
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Severe floods threaten global rice yields, study findsStanford CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Severe flooding has slashed global rice yields in recent decades, threatening food security for billions of people who depend on the grain. The losses amounted to approximately 4.3%, or 18 million t ... more 
Italian fruit detective racing to save forgotten varietiesCitta Di Castello, Italy (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Isabella Dalla Ragione hunts in abandoned gardens and orchards for forgotten fruits, preserving Italy's agricultural heritage and saving varieties which could help farmers withstand the vagaries of a changing climate. ... more 
Halter Virtual Fencing revolutionizes cattle management across USLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025 Halter a New Zealand-based ag-tech company reported that more than 200 ranchers across 22 US states are using its GPS-enabled solar-powered smart collars to create move and adjust pasture boundaries ... more  
Hydroponic plant factories enable continuous urban edamame harvestTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Researchers in Japan achieved year-round indoor cultivation of edamame using hydroponic nutrient film technique and LED lighting. Controlled plant factories allow crops to grow independently of outd ... more |
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Record rains turn Argentina's farm-filled Pampas plains to wetlands9 De Julio, Argentina (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Parts of the Argentine Pampas, a vast expanse of flat grasslands, look more like wetlands these days following record rains, with local farmers warning of a "catastrophic" impact to their livelihoods. ... more |
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Norwegian milk company suspends use of anti-methane additiveOslo (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Norway's main milk collector and distributor said Wednesday it was suspending the use of an anti-methane additive in cows' feed as a precaution after Danish farmers reported health problems among their herds. ... more 
Global wine output stabilises after weather-induced lossesParis (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Global wine production is expected to rebound slightly in 2025 after falling last year to its lowest level since 1961 due to the impact of climate change, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Wednesday. ... more 
First evidence of Ice XXI phase observed at extreme pressure and room temperatureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has observed for the first time the multiple freezing-melting process of water at room temperature under ultrahigh pressures exceeding 2 ... more 
Ireland's climate battle is being fought in its fieldsBandon, Ireland (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its agricultural carbon footprint. ... more |
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