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India will 'never' restore Pakistan water treaty: minister



New Delhi (AFP) June 21, 2025
New Delhi will "never" reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the interior minister said in an interview published Saturday. India halted the agreement following an April attack on civilians which it accused Pakistan of backing, a charge denied by Islamabad and one which was followed by days of fighting between the two foes. Despite a ceasefire holding, India's interior minister said his government would not restore the treat ... read more

WATER WORLD
Most of Europe's bathing waters safe for swimming: report
Copenhagen (AFP) June 20, 2025
More than three quarters of bathing waters monitored in the European Union, Albania and Switzerland were of "excellent" quality in 2024, the 27-member bloc's environment agency said on Friday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Climate change could double summer rainfall in the Alps: study
Geneva (AFP) June 19, 2025
Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Lausanne (UNIL). ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warms
Cullinan, South Africa (AFP) June 19, 2025
On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa. ... more
FARM NEWS
Brazil says free of bird flu, will resume poultry exports
Brasilia (AFP) June 18, 2025
Brazil said Wednesday it was free of bird flu, paving the way for it to resume chicken exports to China and 20 other countries after a month-long suspension. ... more
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Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter
Paris (AFP) June 18, 2025
Climate change is on track to reduce by 11 percent in 2100 the yields that today provide two-thirds of humanity's calories from crops, even taking into account adaptation to a warming world, scientists said Wednesday. ... more
FARM NEWS
Heat tolerant crops achievable but require long timelines and major investment
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025
Laboratory and field studies confirm that modifying photosynthesis and plant structure can significantly increase crop resilience to high temperatures, according to a new review published in Science ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Ancient climate shifts reveal warning signs for modern drought risks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025
Climate scientists at Syracuse University have uncovered new evidence linking ancient atmospheric changes to modern drought patterns, shedding light on how future climate change could intensify glob ... more
FARM NEWS
Turkmenistan names high-yield wheat after its leaders
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) June 12, 2025
Turkmenistan inaugurated its harvest season on Thursday by naming new high-yielding wheat varieties after its leaders, as climate change threatens food security in the predominantly desert Central Asian country. ... more

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Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeys
Colombo (AFP) June 12, 2025
Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a census of crop-destroying wildlife, authorities said Thursday, after a government minister called the figure "unbelievable". ... more
WATER WORLD
Monsoon-loving Indian expats chase rain in UAE desert
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (AFP) June 11, 2025
After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert. ... more
FARM NEWS
UK's sunniest spring yields unusually sweet strawberries
Dartford, United Kingdom (AFP) June 11, 2025
British strawberry farmers say this year's record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with a bigger and sweeter harvest than usual. ... more
FARM NEWS
China extends anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports
Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2025
China said Tuesday it was extending an anti-dumping investigation into pork products imported from the European Union, one of several trade pressure points between the two economic giants. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Monkey business delays Sri Lanka's wildlife survey
Colombo (AFP) June 9, 2025
Sri Lanka is withholding the results of a survey of crop-destroying wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, because data collected from some farmers appeared unrealistic, a minister said on Monday. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Morocco set for sheepless Eid as drought persists
Khemisset, Morocco (AFP) June 5, 2025
As the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha approaches, Fatima Kharraz can't seem to find the usual sense of celebration after drought-stricken Morocco urged people to forego the traditional sheep sacrifice this year. ... more
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Britain's biggest water supplier suffers rescue blow
London (AFP) June 3, 2025
Britain's government Tuesday ruled out nationalising Thames Water after US private equity firm KKR decided against pumping vital investment into the country's biggest supplier of the commodity. ... more
FARM NEWS
Climate strategies of agri-food giants insufficient: study
Paris (AFP) June 3, 2025
Nestle, PepsiCo and other agri-food giants are "unlikely" to bring about meaningful greenhouse gas reductions in the sector with their current climate policies, according to a report published Tuesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Iraq probes fish die-off in southern marshes
Najaf, Iraq (AFP) June 2, 2025
Iraqi authorities on Monday launched a probe into a mass die-off of fish in the southern marshlands, the latest in a string of such events in recent years. ... more
FARM NEWS
'Moving forward': the Gen-Z farmer growing Fukushima kiwis
Okuma, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2025
A short drive from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, novice farmer Takuya Haraguchi tends to his kiwi saplings under the spring sunshine, bringing life back to a former no-go zone. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemma
Iitate, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2025
To reduce radiation across Japan's northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land. ... more
FARM NEWS
New digital tool provides satellite monitoring of crop health across US
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2025
Researchers from the University of Kansas, with support from the KansasView and AmericaView programs, have created a web-based app for the public that provides free satellite monitoring and analysis ... more
FARM NEWS
Report: 'Future-proofing' crops will require urgent, consistent effort
Champaign, IL (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
In a review in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Stephen Long, a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, describes resear ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Nigeria detains troops, police for alleged sale of weapons to armed groups
Lagos (AFP) May 30, 2025
The Nigerian military has detained more than 30 soldiers and police officers for allegedly stealing weapons from its stockpiles and selling them to armed groups including jihadists in the country. ... more
WATER WORLD
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital carbon 'sink', researchers say
London (AFP) May 30, 2025
Muddy saltmarshes are major stores of greenhouse gases and should be protected to help Britain in the battle against climate change, a new report said Friday. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
German court sets climate precedent but rejects Peruvian farmer's claim
Hamm, Germany (AFP) May 28, 2025
A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions. ... more
WATER WORLD
Top UK water supplier hit with record fine over pollution
London (AFP) May 28, 2025
Britain's biggest water supplier, Thames Water, was hit Wednesday with a record fine of GBP122.7 million ($165 million) over pollution and improper dividend payments, a regulator said. ... more
FARM NEWS
Mango deal sweetens ties between Bangladesh and China
Dhaka (AFP) May 28, 2025
Bangladesh waved off its first consignment of mangoes to China on Wednesday, a largely symbolic export as Beijing sweetens ties after relations soured between Dhaka and former ally and neighbour India. ... more
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UK to build new reservoirs as climate change sparks drought fears
London (AFP) May 28, 2025
The UK government said Wednesday it will step in to fast-track the building of two new reservoirs, amid drought fears as England was on track to record its driest start to spring in more than century. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Kazakhstan to allow hunting once endangered antelopes
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 28, 2025
Kazakhstan said Wednesday it will authorise the hunting of saiga antelopes, once an endangered species that the government says is now threatening farming in the vast Central Asian country. ... more
WATER WORLD
AI constellation to monitor UK water networks with Quub tech
London, UK (SPX) May 28, 2025
Quub UK has secured GBP 1.3 million in funding through the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge to launch its SpaceEye initiative. Over the next three years, the project will deploy six low-cost satel ... more
FARM NEWS
Ancient bread rises again as Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf
Eskisehir, 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
WATER WORLD
India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early
Mumbai (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
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