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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

The most severe drought took place in northeastern South America from 2015 to 2016, followed by the ongoing drought in the Cerrado region of Brazil. The increase in extreme flooding and drought could hold “dire consequences” for human health, crops, and regional unrest, according to the study.

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Alok Sharma: 'Finance and investment are the lifeblood of net zero projects'

Business Green

Business Secretary pushes green finance agenda as he unveils £12m climate fund to support projects Africa, Asia and South America. And, touching on his role as President of the UN climate summit due to take place in Glasgow in November 2021, Sharma said his aim was "to ramp up ambition towards a climate-resilient, zero-carbon economy".

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

The most severe drought took place in northeastern South America from 2015 to 2016, followed by the ongoing drought in the Cerrado region of Brazil. The increase in extreme flooding and drought could hold “dire consequences” for human health, crops, and regional unrest, according to the study.

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'We will not fight climate change with a virus': UN chief warns both climate and coronavirus emergencies 'must be defeated'

Business Green

Australia's 2018-2019 summer was the hottest ever recorded, while heat records were also broken in France, Germany, and the UK, and Siberia and Alaska saw unusually high levels of fire activity, along with large parts of South East Asia and South America.

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How Planet is Powering xarvio’s Ambition to Support Growers in Optimizing Crop Production Globally

Planet Pulse

The importance of resilient food supply chains is more evident than ever as seen with disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Adding to this, the impact of climate change is becoming more apparent each season, with record warm droughts and flooding. This ultimately translates to significant benefits for growers.

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Carbon neutral eggs

Business Green

Far from it - a complex web of other changes are also needed to build a more sustainable food system, including more efficient transport, regenerative farming methods and the development of more climate resilient crops. At present, animal diets are a major climate problem.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. Soybean production and cattle raising activities are linked to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region.

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