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Wildfires raise fears of future disasters in Chile

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CHILE

CHILE: Wildfires raise fears of future disasters

Oman will seek to mitigate the impact of future floods

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OMAN

OMAN: Government will seek to mitigate flood impact

Puerto Rican budget and statehood wrangles will worsen

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PUERTO RICO

Fiscal pressures are causing controversy in Puerto Rico, but so too is fiscal policy-making. On July 5, Governor Ricardo Rossello announced that he would seek a court injunction…

Long Chile drought raises profile of climate impacts

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CHILE

Drought and agriculture.

Biden aid pledge for Puerto Rico may not be enough

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PUERTO RICO

Hurricane impacts, both Fiona in Puerto Rico and Ian, which hit Florida on September 28, have become factors in the US midterm elections as government assistance becomes a means…

Land reform will drive controversies in Barbuda

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Land reform.

China’s food security challenge is chronic, not acute

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CHINA

Massive pig losses from African swine fever have reduced pork supplies and raised meat prices. The COVID-19 lockdown took a temporary toll on China’s internal distribution of food…

EU drought response may focus on short-term fixes

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EU

The resulting drought in many parts of the continent and its impact on agriculture have highlighted the threat posed by climate change to future food production. It has also…

August wildfires will force Greek rethink on climate

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GREECE

Temperatures reached 47 degrees Celsius -- the severest heatwave since 1987. About 100,000 hectares of forest were reduced to ashes in just two weeks in Attica, Evia and the…

Global iron ore market will stay oversupplied

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INTERNATIONAL

Developments in the global iron ore market