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October 27, 2024
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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. Capital controls back home, softening Asian demand for wine and the underestimated costs of running French estates have combined to push the once-enthusiastic buyers from China towards the exit. Chateau Latour Laguens in 2009 was among the first Bordeaux vineyards to be bought by a Chinese company, convinced i ... read 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
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Global research reveals key factors driving woody species spread in arid regions
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
A KAUST-led international team of 100 researchers from 25 countries has provided important insights from a global study showing that livestock management and climate are the primary factors influenc ... more
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Microbial emissions, not fossil fuels, drove methane surge from 2020 to 2022
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
A new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed that microbes in the environment, rather than fossil fuels, were responsible for the surge in global methane emiss ... 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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Combining satellite technologies improves drought detection from space
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2024
A new study highlights how satellite technologies can improve the detection of droughts, particularly in critical areas like the Amazon basin. Led by researchers from the Military University of Tech ... more
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Miners, farmers protest COP16 host Colombia's nature protection plans
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024
Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a UN biodiversity summit, to declare protected zones in areas where they make their livelihoods. ... more

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Drones offer efficient monitoring of maize re-growth
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 21, 2024
Maize, also known as corn, is a vital cereal crop used globally for food production and trade. However, extreme weather events such as rain and wind can cause maize plants to fall, a phenomenon know ... more
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German sheep farmers feel abandoned in bluetongue crisis
Marienmunster, Germany (AFP) Oct 20, 2024
Ever since the bluetongue virus struck nearly a year ago, German farmer Ortrun Humpert has cared for sick sheep to contain a crisis and feels increasingly abandoned by authorities. ... more
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Water crisis threatening world food production: report
Paris (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. ... more
WATER WORLD
The long walk for water in the parched Colombian Amazon
Colombie (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more
WATER WORLD
Balancing water supply and demand across western USA
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
At the end of 2022, 65 percent of the Western United States was in severe drought, the result of a two decades long mega drought in the Colorado River Basin that had captured headlines around the world. ... more
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Historic southern Africa drought starving millions: UN
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 15, 2024
Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations warned Tuesday. ... more
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Farmer ants evolved to host bacteria on their bodies for fungal protection
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
A new study explores the evolutionary relationship between attine ants and beneficial bacteria that live on their bodies, revealing that these ants developed specialized structures for hosting bacte ... more
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Global wine production stuck in a rut: trade body
Dijon, France (AFP) Oct 14, 2024
Bad weather means global wine production this year will remain near a 60-year low according to preliminary estimates, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Monday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Nile River pact enters into force despite Egypt objections
Nairobi (AFP) Oct 14, 2024
A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force - over the vehement objections of Egypt. ... more
WATER WORLD
Europe's water security under threat, environment agency warns
Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 14, 2024
Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, with only a third of its surface water in good health, the European Environment Agency warned on Tuesday. ... more
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Landscape impact of Martu practices challenges traditional views of agriculture
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
New research led by Penn State scientists suggests that some wild Australian plants may owe their distribution to the traditional practices of the Martu Aboriginal people. The study, published in 'N ... more
WATER WORLD
Loss of lake ice threatens global ecosystems and communities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
The freezing periods of the world's freshwater lakes are becoming shorter due to climate change, causing significant consequences for human safety, water quality, biodiversity, and global nutrient c ... more
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How climate funds helped Peru's women beekeepers stay afloat
Lima, Peru (AFP) Oct 9, 2024
In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of bees from the jaws of death and saved their own livelihoods with the help of UN climate funding. ... more
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The long walk for water in the parched Colombian Amazon
Colombie (AFP) Oct 9, 2024
Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more
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With EU funding, Tunisian farmer revives parched village
Ghardimaou, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 9, 2024
With parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with dogged local efforts can help tackle the impact of climate change. ... more
WATER WORLD
WMO reports on 2023 water resources: Conditions either too dry or too wet
Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2024
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its third State of Global Water Resources report, revealing that 2023 was marked by extreme weather patterns, with many regions experiencing ... more
WATER WORLD
Water production from thin air observed in real-time
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024
In a groundbreaking study, scientists at Northwestern University have, for the first time, witnessed hydrogen and oxygen atoms merging to form nano-sized water bubbles at the molecular level. This s ... more
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Planet partner SatAgro teams with American Crystal Sugar for advanced crop monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2024
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of Earth data and insights, has announced a new contract with American Crystal Sugar Company through its partnership with SatAgro, a precision agricult ... more
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Spraying for Food Safety
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2024
Whether protecting crops from diseases and pests or sanitizing contaminated surfaces, the ability to spray protective chemicals over important resources is key to ... more
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China slaps provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports
Beijing (AFP) Oct 8, 2024
China said Tuesday it would impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union, marking the latest salvo in an escalating trade row between Beijing and Brussels. ... more
WATER WORLD
US finalizes rule to remove lead pipes within a decade
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2024
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at preventing millions of people from being exposed to the toxic metal linked with childhood developmental delays. ... more
WATER WORLD
Drowned by hurricane, remote N.Carolina towns now struggle for water
Asheville, United States (AFP) Oct 6, 2024
Nicole Crane, exhausted, tearful and unwashed after a week of searching for a neighbor swept away by the raging waters of Hurricane Helene, dreams of taking a shower. ... more
WATER WORLD
UN warns world's water cycle becoming ever more erratic
Geneva (AFP) Oct 7, 2024
Increasingly intense floods and droughts are a "distress signal" of what is to come as climate change makes the planet's water cycle ever more unpredictable, the United Nations warned Monday. ... more
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