A new study finds that summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic, posing a threat to the region’s agriculture and economy.
Floodwaters keep on rising in parts of Bangladesh
Heavier Indian summer monsoon rains
The English word monsoon comes from the Arabic mawsim, meaning season. It refers to the twice-yearly shifts in prevailing wind direction that bring warm rains to land in the summer, and send cold, dry air to the sea in the winter. In parts of India like the Western Ghats, the coming and going of the summer monsoon is strong enough to turn semi-arid mountains into lush green landscapes.
For thousands of years, farmers have timed the planting and harvesting of staple foods like rice and wheat to the beat of the monsoon, which varies naturally from year to year. But as greenhouse gases clog up the atmosphere, trapping sunlight and warming the planet, scientists expect the monsoon to become increasingly chaotic.
Climate change making it harder to get a good cup of coffee: Study ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 16:14 IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): In future, Ethiopia may produce less speciality variety of coffee and more of rather bland tasting varieties. This is the result of a new study by an international team of researchers that looked at the peculiar effects climate change has on Africa s largest coffee-producing nation. Their results are relevant both for the country s millions of small farmers, who earn more on speciality coffee than on ordinary coffee, as well as for baristas and coffee aficionados around the world.
2021/04/14 18:15 The Dalai Lama is one of the speakers at the April 26-28 Nobel Prize Summit The Dalai Lama is one of the speakers at the April 26-28 Nobel Prize Summit (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Laureates, scientists, politicians, business people, and youth leaders will discuss solutions to problems such as climate change and inequality at a virtual Nobel Prize Summit scheduled for April 26-28, Taiwan s own Nobel Prize laureate and former Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh (李遠哲) said Wednesday (April 14). The list of participants includes the Dalai Lama, former United States Vice President Al Gore, Taiwan s Academia Sinica President James Liao (廖俊智), and U.S. virus expert Anthony Fauci.
Ethiopia may produce less specialty coffee and more rather bland tasting varieties in the future. This is the result of a new study by an international team of researchers that looked at the peculiar effects climate change has on Africa s largest coffee producing nation. Their results are relevant both for the country s millions of smallholder farmers, who earn more on specialty coffee than on ordinary coffee, as well as for baristas and coffee aficionados around the world.