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  Baghdad (AFP) May 25, 2025 Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks. Water is a major issue in the country of 46 million people undergoing a serious environmental crisis because of climate change, drought, rising temperatures and declining rainfall. Authorities also blame upstream dams built in neighbouring Iran and Turkey for dramatically lowering the flow of the once-mighty Tigris and Euphr ... read more |
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India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive earlyMumbai (AFP) May 26, 2025 Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday as the annual monsoon arrived some two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters. ... more  
Invasive species cost trillions in damages: studyParis (AFP) May 26, 2025 From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday. ... more 
Ancient bread rises again as Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loafEskisehir, Turkey (AFP) May 27, 2025 In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey. ... more  
Fears for crops as drought hits northern EuropeParis (AFP) May 23, 2025 Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues. ... more |
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Penn engineers develop energy-free material that captures and releases water from airLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 A surprising discovery at Penn Engineering has unveiled a new class of nanostructured materials capable of passively extracting water from the air. The breakthrough, published in Science Advances, e ... more |
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'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortagesKabul (AFP) May 21, 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 
Severe drought strains wildlife and tourism in Florida's EvergladesPembroke Pines, United States (AFP) May 21, 2025 At Everglades National Park in Florida, severe drought dries up not only the habitat that wildlife depends on, but the tourism industry in the largest wetland in the United States. ... more 
Villagers vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir 'to the end'Rio Indio, Panama, Panama (AFP) May 21, 2025 Magdalena Martinez has lived next to the Indio River all her life, but a planned dam aimed at shielding the Panama Canal from drought now threatens to swallow her home. ... more 
Kenyan trial challenges law against seed sharingNairobi (AFP) May 20, 2025 Kenyan farmers on Tuesday launched a court challenge to laws that prevent them from selling and sharing unregulated seeds. ... more |
UK farmers pray for rain amid driest spring since 1852Ramsey, United Kingdom (AFP) May 20, 2025 UK farmers are praying for rain as Britain suffers its driest spring in well over a century, which has left the soil parched and crops stunted from lack of water. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Reawakening Ancient Crops to Address Modern Climate ChallengesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025 Efforts to reintroduce ancient, once-abandoned crops in eastern North America could provide new pathways for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change. Natalie Mueller, an assistant prof ... more
China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird fluRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) May 16, 2025 China and the European Union have suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, the world's biggest exporter of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in the South American country, officials said Friday. ... more
'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortagesKabul (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
Trump admin leaves door open for tougher PFAS drinking water standardsWashington (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 |
Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climateTriabunna (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 
EU plans to cut red tape for farmers after protestsBrussels, 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
England sees driest spring since 1956: government agencyLondon (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. ... more
Trump admin axes safeguards against 'forever chemicals' in drinking waterWashington (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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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 
Liquid Metal Tin Powers Sustainable Water DesalinationTokyo, 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
Spongy Device Draws Water from Air Using Sunlight for Efficient HarvestingSydney, 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 
Salt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farmsKatukurunda, 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 |
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After Catastrophe Urban and Peri-Urban Farming Could Sustain Medium-Sized CitiesLos 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 |
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Nigeria fishing river reels from changing climateArgungu, 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 
Pakistan accuses India of altering Chenab River flow as tensions riseLahore, 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 
Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habitYuxi, 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 
Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival PakistanNew 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 |
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