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Full recovery having undergone successful surgery yesterday. the race to become englands biggest winemaker is hotting up because of climate change. warmer summers are changing the shape of winemaking in europe. french champagne makers are buying thousands of acres of land in the south of england. according to the industry organisation wine gb, 8.7 million vines have been planted in the past five years and sales of vines rose 69% between 2019 and 2021. earlier i spoke to the chief executive of wi...

Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new president says the Cabinet has “effectively” lifted the country’s ban on openly cultivating genetically modified crops, reversing a decade-old decision as the East African country struggles with food security and a deadly drought.

It says britains national security is being jeopardised. heres our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. this is the aftermath of storm arwen in november last year. mps and peers say its an example of how the breakdown of one critical service can quickly affect another. in this case, the high winds and snow brought power cuts, which then meant digital phone lines stopped working, leaving some with no way to call the emergency services. 0ur warming climate will mean more heatwaves and droughts...

Service can quickly affect another. in this case, the high winds and snow brought power cuts, which then meant digital phone lines stopped working, leaving some with no way to call the emergency services. 0ur warming climate will mean more heatwaves and droughts. and there will also be more intense storms and rain. the committee warns that its likely to mean more damaged train tracks, flooded infrastructure sites, landslides and power cuts. their call is notjust for greater resilience, but forjo...

The uk government is failing to get a grip on how the uks water supply, power grid and railways will be affected by extreme weather events caused by climate change. thats according to a report published today, by a joint committee of mps and peers. it says britains national security is being jeopardised. heres our environment correspondent, jonah fisher. this is the aftermath of storm arwen in november last year. mps and peers say its an example of how the breakdown of one critical service can q...

Water and the news goes off and there is misinformation, intentional misinformation, and lying to people on either side of the border and creating a confusing system and point the finger at ukraine and bank on the fact that a great many people here just dont know what happened. >> cal perry, thank you very much. there is a new u.n. climate report out today and seven years after the paris climate agreement, the report finds the world is quote nowhere near hitting its targets. 193 countries sign...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shortly after taking office, President Joe Biden issued what was widely hailed as a landmark executive order calling for the U.S.

ADB extended assistance to Lao PDR to implement the Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project, which provided training and preparation on crop production and farm productivity in both dry and wet seasons.

The ship, which archaeologists believe to be a ferry that sunk in the late 1800s to early 1900s, emerged in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.