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November 20, 2024
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Olive seeds from space mission begin growth in China



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
Olive seeds that were part of space mutation experiments aboard the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft in 2022 have successfully germinated in Longnan, Gansu province, Northwest China, as reported by China Central Television. Researchers intend to move the olive seedlings grown from 315 grams of these seeds outdoors by 2026 to aid their adaptation to natural conditions. Space mutation experiments are designed to expose plant seeds or tissues to unique extraterrestrial factors, such as microgravity, hig ... read more

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American soil losing more nutrients for crops due to heavier rainstorms
University Park PA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new stu ... more
WATER WORLD
NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop in Global Freshwater Levels
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 16, 2024
An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low e ... more
WATER WORLD
Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania's capital
Nouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024
Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more
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Denmark's major parties agree carbon tax on livestock
Copenhagen (AFP) Nov 18, 2024
Denmark's government said Monday that the country's major parties had agreed on the details of the world's first carbon tax on emissions by livestock, to be introduced in 2030. ... more
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Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under water
Aliaga, Philippines (AFP) Nov 19, 2024
Filipino farmer Ferdinand Pascua faces financial ruin after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi sent torrents of water down a river near his shanty, bursting through an earthen dike and inundating land he has tilled for a decade. ... more
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Planet expands partnership with Abelio for enhanced digital farming solutions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2024
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a prominent provider of daily Earth observation data, has announced an expansion of its collaboration with Abelio, a French tech company specializing in advanced digital ... more
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Defiant Lebanese harvest olives in the shadow of war
Kfeir (AFP) Nov 19, 2024
On a mountain slope in south Lebanon, agricultural worker Assaad al-Taqi is busy picking olives, undeterred by the roar of Israeli warplanes overhead. ... more
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Nigeria borrows $134 mn to boost farms as famine looms
Lagos (AFP) Nov 14, 2024
Nigeria has secured a 134-million-dollar (127-million-euro) loan to invest in farming, the government said Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation faces a hunger crisis of staggering proportions. ... more

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In Colombia, a river's 'rights' swept away by mining and conflict
Choco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 14, 2024
In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being decimated by illegal mining, had legal rights. ... more
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Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya
Voi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
"We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more
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Drinking water outage hits half of France's Mayotte
Mamoudzou (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
Around half the people in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte were without potable water Tuesday after a "technical incident" at a treatment plant, a local authority said in a statement. ... more
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Scientists harvest nutrient-rich rice grown in space
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2024
At a crop breeding center in Shanghai, researchers have successfully harvested rice that was cultivated from seeds initially grown on China's space station Tiangong, also known as "Heavenly Palace." ... more
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Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmers
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024
Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more
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White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate change
Alba, Italy (AFP) Nov 11, 2024
Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth. ... more
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More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: report
Abuja (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year, the number rising sharply as soaring food prices exacerbate the effects of conflict and climate change, according to a report Friday. ... more
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Cracked earth in Greece's saffron heartland as drought takes toll
Kozani, Greece (AFP) Nov 8, 2024
At a field outside Kozani, northern Greece, the strikingly blue-and-purple petals of saffron give off an intoxicating scent that underscores the value of one of the country's most lucrative crops. ... more
WATER WORLD
US hopes river pact with Mexico will reduce water scarcity
Mexico City (AFP) Nov 9, 2024
The United States and Mexico said Saturday that they have signed an agreement aimed at preventing water shortages in parched southern US states with more reliable Mexican deliveries of river water. ... more
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Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
New UMass model sheds light on carbon emissions from inland US waters
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have used a pioneering modeling technique to estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 22 million lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across the U ... more
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NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, Sustainability
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, ... more
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France says still room for negotiation over China's brandy tariffs
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 4, 2024
French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas on Monday said the window for negotiation with Beijing over tariffs on European brandy was open but warned Paris could take "all possible" measures in response. ... more
WATER WORLD
Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner water
London (AFP) Nov 3, 2024
Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas. ... more
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Making agriculture more resilient to climate change
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 02, 2024
As Earth's temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. Droughts will likely become more frequent, and some land may no longer be arable. On top of that is the challenge of feeding ... more
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Czech Republic curbs animal movement over bluetongue spread
Prague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
The Czech veterinary authority said Tuesday it would restrict animal movement and advised countrywide vaccinations over a rapid spread of bluetongue disease. ... more
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Lebanon's wine region wrestles with war
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
The moment Israel's strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley cease, Roland Abou-Khater straps a white flag to his truck, watches the sky for warplanes then whisks a harvesting team to near the firing line. ... more
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Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattle
Burns OR (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent resea ... more
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End of golden era for Chinese investors in Bordeaux wine
Saint-Martin-Du-Puy, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2024
After over a decade of snapping up Bordeaux wine estates, buying into a dream of elegant living in France and good earnings in their home market, many Chinese investors are now selling up. ... more
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Picky protection rules hamper Swiss mushrooming craze
Les Mosses, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 24, 2024
After suffocating Covid-19 restrictions, many embraced the call of the wild and the joys of foraging, but tightening Swiss biodiversity protection measures are infuriating growing hordes of mushroom-picking enthusiasts. ... more
WATER WORLD
A simpler, more efficient device for harvesting water from the air
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2024
A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study suggests. Built using ... more
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Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'
Oslo (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it said on Wednesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water. ... more
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