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While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach, writes Tim Smedley in The Guardian's Long Read.
Lack of data and fallout from Covid both hamper equal rights, and women suffer worst, says new chair of UN disability rights committee.
SSW phenomenon is linked to polar vortex, an area of low pressure across the North Pole. Meanwhile, Argentina has been gripped by a heatwave.
A new wheat variety has been bred by crossing commercial and wild wheats in a bid to develop crops that are more resilient to the climate crisis.
In Fiji, the climate crisis means dozens of villages could soon be underwater. Relocating so many communities is an epic undertaking. But now there is a plan – and the rest of the world is watching
Move likely to hit output of lithium, used in electric car batteries, from factories in Sichuan where temperatures sit above 40 degrees.
Huy Fong Foods, the company that produces 20m bottles of sriracha sauce annually, has experienced a low inventory of red jalapeño chilli peppers in recent years worsened by spring’s crop failure. The cause? Severe weather and drought conditions in Mexico.
Scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are testing forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those which can better cope with drought, rising temperatures and excessive rainfall.
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