Agriculture

"Battling Desertification: Bringing Soil Back To Life In Semiarid Spain"

"Southeastern Spain is experiencing the northward advance of the Sahara Desert, leading to declining rainfall, soil degradation, and climate change-induced droughts, threatening agricultural lands that have been farmed for many centuries."

Source: Mongabay, 10/18/2023

Warming And Habitat Loss Shrink Pollinator Numbers, Threaten Coffee, Cocoa

"Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study."

Source: AP, 10/13/2023

Fungal Networks Could Help Make The Planet More Resilient To Climate Change

"A team of scientists loaded into a gray minivan in this capital city earlier this year and drove for hundreds of miles west through the Kazakh steppe — a vast region marked by endless open plains of grass, abandoned farms and flower-filled meadows."

Source: Washington Post, 10/11/2023

Tensions Rise in Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to US

"In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023

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