Tag: drought
G7, Coldiretti, new oil arrives but production drops due to drought (-32%)
(Finance) – The drought causes Italian olive oil production to collapse with an expected decline of about 32%. Due to the lack of rain and the record heat that hit…
Colombia: Coca-Cola under pressure, accused of capturing water in the midst of drought
Colombian authorities announced on Monday, August 26, the opening of an administrative investigation against Coca-Cola. The investigation was launched after revelations in the press on August 11 that the American…
SADC in crisis in Harare: political repression and food drought
This Saturday, August 17, Harare, Zimbabwe, will host the 44th summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The event comes as the country is gripped by increased political repression…
Trees are being cut down in Soest forests due to ‘killer beetles’
According to Blaauw, bark beetles are attracted to trees that are weakened, for example by drought. Conifers such as the Norway spruce then no longer produce enough resin to repel…
‘Killer beetle’ strikes again: many trees cut down in Soest forests
According to Blaauw, bark beetles are attracted to trees that are weakened, for example by drought. Conifers such as the Norway spruce then no longer produce enough resin to repel…
Drought behind increased deforestation in the Amazon
share-arrowShare unsaveSave chevron-left previous expand-left full screen chevron-rightnext Felling in Humaitá in the state of Amazonas in Brazil. Archive image. 1 / 2Photo: Edmar Barros/AP/TT Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest…
Amazon in ‘critical’ situation after early drought
The Brazilian Amazon is experiencing its worst period of fires in the last twenty years even though deforestation has decreased. This is partly due to a severe drought. After a…
The worst drought in 100 years is getting worse
Updated 01.21 | Published 01.13 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A man walks beside a dried up riverbed in Mudzi, Zimbabwe. Photo: Aaron Ufumeli/Aptt The enormous drought in southern Africa…
Southern Africa is experiencing an exceptional drought | News in brief
Because of the drought, a state of emergency has already been declared in five countries. In places, 70–80 percent of the crop has been lost. The worst phase of the…
After rain comes drought? This is how nature stands in the province of Utrecht
Preparing for drought is difficult, they say at the water board. And the negative consequences are great. “For example, for the quantity and quality of water in waterways, polders and…