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Delaware River Battling Saltwater Intrusion Due To Drought

Learn about the encroachment of saltwater into the Delaware River, threatening drinking water sources.

Sugar Prices Climb on the Outlook for Global Sugar Deficits

Sugar Prices Climb on the Outlook for Global Sugar Deficits

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Tuesday closed up +0.42 (+1.99%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +9.60 (+1.76%). Short covering Tuesday pushed sugar prices higher after Citigroup forecasted global sugar deficits for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 crop years. Citigroup projects a 2024/25 global...

Sugar Prices Rebound as Citigroup Projects Global Sugar Deficits

Sugar Prices Rebound as Citigroup Projects Global Sugar Deficits

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.51 (+2.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +12.50 (+2.29%). Short covering pushed sugar prices moderately higher today after Citigroup forecasted global sugar deficits for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 crop years. Citigroup projects a 2024/25...

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Thirty-five million Africans driven from homes by war and climate disasters – report

Data shows a threefold increase in internal displacement across the African continent since 2009, with flooding and drought posing a growing threat

The Guardian - UK

Extreme Weather Threatens Canada's Hydropower Future

Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.

International Business Times

NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier

Data from NASA satellites show a plunge in freshwater on Earth since May 2014, with 13 of the 30 most powerful droughts across the globe having taken place since January 2015.

Smith laments blips as title drought continues

Cameron Smith will arrive in Melbourne with an itch to scratch after falling short in a final-round shootout for the second time in two weeks.

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Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior, experts say

Record dryness in US Northeast should change water behavior, experts say

The U.S. Northeast is experiencing an unusually severe and widespread drought during months that are typically the wettest

The Independent UK

‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown

We are used to seasonal droughts in the Karoo. But this did not stop. This is Sybil’s story

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water

‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water

Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles

The Guardian - UK

October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever

October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever

Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.

Coffee Prices Soar on Coffee Crop Uncertainty

Coffee Prices Soar on Coffee Crop Uncertainty

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) Wednesday closed up +15.55 (+5.56%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +142 (+3.05%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled sharply higher, with arabica soaring to a 13-year nearest-futures high. Concern about longer-term coffee crop damage due to Brazilian drought conditions fueled fund buying...

Coffee Prices Surge on 2025 Coffee Crop Uncertainty

Coffee Prices Surge on 2025 Coffee Crop Uncertainty

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) today is up +13.10 (+4.68%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +138 (+2.96%). Coffee prices today are sharply higher, with arabica soaring to a 13-year nearest-futures high. Concern about longer-term coffee crop damage due to Brazilian drought conditions pushes prices sharply higher....

Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an international group of researchers have found an example of this phenomenon in the Indian…

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The climate crisis in charts: how 2024 has set unwanted new records

Data tracks how Earth’s heating has led to rising sea levels and extreme weather – yet there is no sign of emissions slowing

The Times of India

On this day: The night Travis Head became India's biggest villain

NEW DELHI: November 19, 2023, will be remembered fondly by Australians as another chapter in their storied ODI World Cup history, but for Indian fans, it will remain a day of heartbreak. On this fateful day, Australia's star opener Travis Head turned from an admired player to a villain in…

The Independent UK

New York City gets first drought warning in 20 years as mayor warns of severe water shortages

Drought warning means pausing $2bn repair to major city aqueduct

New York City Issues Drought Warning After Dry Conditions

New York City faces drought warning for the first time in 22 years, prompting immediate water conservation measures.

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NYC issues drought warning and pauses aqueduct repairs

New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall

The Guardian - US

Little sign of rain to alleviate drought and wildfire risks in US north-east

Ongoing dry conditions threaten to aggravate blazes in New York and New Jersey as wildfire seasons grow in intensity

Mass child sacrifices in 15th-century Mexico were a desperate attempt to appease rain god and end devastating drought

The sacrifice of at least 42 children in Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was an effort to calm the anger of the Aztec rain god during a devastating drought, researchers have revealed.

‘Dante’s inferno’: Wildfires scorch New York amid historic drought

For millions of New Yorkers in the concrete jungle and beyond, the spate of wildfires at their backdoor was unthinkable.

The Conversation

3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund

These days, it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are increasingly worried about the widespread damage.

The Guardian - UK

‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought

Crops have failed in several countries, with 27m people at risk of hunger according to World Food Programme

New Jersey Declares Drought Warning Amid Widespread Wildfires

New Jersey declares drought warning and urges water conservation measures amidst escalating wildfire risks.

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