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Possible El Nino will threaten Australian agriculture

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AUSTRALIA

An El Nino system usually leads to lower rainfall and higher daytime temperatures, often causing severe droughts which last for months and can reduce agricultural output…

Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

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LATIN AMERICA

The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…

Climate risks are spurring innovation in agriculture

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EUROPE

Innovation in agriculture.

Brazil's Amazon drought poses environmental challenges

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BRAZIL

Since late September rains have failed in the Amazon region, causing the most severe drought in over a century. Factors including El Nino, climate change and ongoing fires are…

Thai floods pose political and economic risks

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THAILAND

The political and economic consequences of flooding in Thailand.

El Nino farming stress will have wide economic impacts

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INTERNATIONAL

This irregular weather phenomenon appears ahead of the southern hemisphere spring growing season, disrupting harvests by creating untypically severe aridity or wetness. No two El…

Climate needs and debt to hit lower-income states hard

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INTERNATIONAL

Debt distress is related to both global financial conditions -- such as the strength of the US dollar -- and growing climate vulnerabilities. Greater attention and funding to…

Finance institutions’ climate stress testing will grow

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INTERNATIONAL

Although there is agreement on baseline scenarios, modelling presents a huge challenge due to the unprecedentedly lengthy timescales, and there is a risk of significant divergence…

Israel may miss climate targets, despite rising risk

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ISRAEL

Public environmental awareness is relatively poor, though a February oil spill affecting beaches was a wake-up call. Green issues are also not a national political priority. Ahead…

Climate change to hit Central America unevenly

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Climate change and Central America.