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May 16, 2025
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England sees driest spring since 1956: government agency



London (AFP) May 14, 2025
England has seen the driest start to spring for 69 years, the UK government's environment agency said, amid concerns over possible drought in coming months. For England as a whole, April was "the third consecutive month of below average rainfall, and the driest February to April period since 1956", the agency said in a report Tuesday. Rainfall in April had been below normal or lower in more than three-quarters of areas, it said, adding that the three-month cumulative totals were low or exception ... read more

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Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge
Mexico City (AFP) May 13, 2025
Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators - a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities. ... more
WATER WORLD
Abrupt Soil Moisture Loss Drives Global Water Flow into Oceans, Raising Sea Levels
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025
A new study led by the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has revealed a significant depletion of global soil moisture, pushing large vo ... more
WATER WORLD
Trump admin leaves door open for tougher PFAS drinking water standards
Washington (AFP) May 15, 2025
A day after US President Donald Trump's administration announced it was scrapping existing limits on several toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water, a top official said new standards would be drawn up - and may end up even stricter. ... more
WATER WORLD
'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortages
Kabul (AFP) May 16, 2025
Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital. ... more
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After Catastrophe Urban and Peri-Urban Farming Could Sustain Medium-Sized Cities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025
In a new study, researchers from Adapt Research Ltd and the University of Otago suggest that while urban agriculture alone might only support about 20% of the population in a medium-sized, temperate ... more
FARM NEWS
Atmospheric Memory Effect Discovered as Key Mechanism in Monsoon Rainfall
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2025
Monsoon rainfall, a critical water source for billions, has long been understood as a direct response to seasonal solar radiation changes. However, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate I ... more
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EU plans to cut red tape for farmers after protests
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 14, 2025
The EU unveiled plans to slash red tape and simplify environmental requirements for farmers Wednesday, offering a carrot to a sector that has vociferously protested Brussels' rules in recent years. ... more
WATER WORLD
Trump admin axes safeguards against 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved to scrap limits on several toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water, reversing what had been hailed as a landmark public health victory. ... more

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Salt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farms
Katukurunda, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 12, 2025
A commando in an elite Sri Lankan police unit, Sameera Dilshan has an unusual mission - to reclaim farms poisoned by salt, a long-standing problem now accelerating due to climate change. ... more
WATER WORLD
Spongy Device Draws Water from Air Using Sunlight for Efficient Harvesting
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025
Researchers from Australia and China have developed a sponge-like device capable of extracting water from thin air, leveraging solar energy to release the collected moisture. This breakthrough addre ... more
WATER WORLD
Liquid Metal Tin Powers Sustainable Water Desalination
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 13, 2025
Water scarcity remains a critical global issue, impacting over two billion people worldwide. As climate change and population growth exacerbate this crisis, researchers are increasingly focused on s ... more
FARM NEWS
Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
Triabunna (AFP) May 14, 2025
It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is a vast seaweed crop destined to curb livestock's climate-altering flatulence and belches. ... more
WATER WORLD
Nigeria fishing river reels from changing climate
Argungu, Nigeria (AFP) May 8, 2025
People along the Matan Fada in northwest Nigeria remember the river's abundance as being typified by fish literally falling from the trees, but those days are gone. ... more
WATER WORLD
Pakistan accuses India of altering Chenab River flow as tensions rise
Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) May 6, 2025
Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of altering the flow of the Chenab River, one of three rivers placed under Pakistan's control according to the now suspended Indus Waters Treaty. ... more
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Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habit
Yuxi, China (AFP) May 7, 2025
Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map. ... more
WATER WORLD
Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival Pakistan
New Delhi (AFP) May 6, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will be stopped, days after suspending a key water treaty with arch-rival Pakistan. ... more
FARM NEWS
Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater
Boston MA (SPX) May 06, 2025
Farmers today face a number of challenges, from supply chain stability to nutrient and waste management. But hanging over everything is the need to maintain profitability amid changing markets and i ... more
WATER WORLD
The West's spring runoff is older than you think
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 06, 2025
Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of th ... more
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Vertical farming holds promise for high yield and lower environmental cost
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 06, 2025
Vertical farming has the potential to significantly expand beyond growing leafy greens. A research team at TUMCREATE, a Singapore-based initiative led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), ex ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 5, 2025
Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for "nature credits". ... more
THE STANS
India-Pakistan gunfire triggers terror of past conflict
Balkote, India (AFP) May 4, 2025
For 10 nights straight, gunfire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers has echoed from the mountains and deep valleys that form the heavily defended de facto border between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... more
FARM NEWS
Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
Ternate, Indonesia (AFP) May 2, 2025
Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change. ... more
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Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?
Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2025
When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50 percent of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. ... more
WATER WORLD
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields
Najaf, Iraq (AFP) April 30, 2025
Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. ... more
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Chinese tea hub branches into coffee as tastes change
Pu'Er, China (AFP) April 30, 2025
At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown coffee beans, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink. ... more
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Elitist no more, caviar is turning casual
Paris (AFP) April 29, 2025
When Burger King announced it was selling caviar with nuggets at its French restaurants on April 1, many people assumed it was an April Fool's joke. ... more
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Less-thirsty rice offers hope in drought-stricken Chile
Niquen, Chile (AFP) April 29, 2025
A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical conditions. ... more
WATER WORLD
NASA deploys UAVSAR flights to map snowmelt and refine water resource forecasting
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
RIn a mission to deepen understanding of one of Earth's most vital resources, NASA's C-20A aircraft completed seven specialized research flights in March, gathering critical data on snowmelt process ... more
WATER WORLD
Mexico agrees to send water to US after Trump threatens tariffs
Mexico City (AFP) April 28, 2025
Mexico has agreed to immediately provide water to the United States to reduce shortfalls under a decades-old treaty at the center of a diplomatic spat, the two countries said Monday. ... more
WATER WORLD
India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we know
Srinagar, India (AFP) April 26, 2025
India, furious after a deadly attack, has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with Islamabad warning any attempt to stop water flows would be considered an "act of war". ... more
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Chinese tea hub branches into coffee as tastes change
Pu'Er, China (AFP) April 27, 2025
At a mountainside cafe in southwestern China, Liao Shihao brews handfuls of locally grown beans into steaming cups of coffee, a modern twist on the region's traditional drink. ... more
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