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The female cotton pickers behind your clothes – and the climate change threat they face in Azerbaijan
New varieties of cotton being introduced to local fields could help solve some farmers’ greatest complaint – that prices for…
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Worn threads in warming fields: Women face a climate trial picking cotton in Azerbaijan
New varieties of cotton being introduced to local fields could help solve some farmers’ greatest complaint – that prices for…
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India stares at summer water crisis as reservoir levels slide
NEW DELHI: India’s main reservoirs have hit their lowest March levels in five years, government data showed, indicating a possible…
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Spain
Drought-stricken wetlands in Spain endanger wildlife
From October 2022 to April 2023, the country’s rainfall was 24 per cent below the average for this period of…
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Germany
Why have strawberry farms become a political battleground in Spain?
German MPs have cancelled a trip to Spain’s strawberry farms as political controversy over water shortages heats up. German MPs…
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Spain
Solving Europe’s water crisis requires dealing with it locally
By Mark Smith, Engineer, Strategic business development director, RSK Group • Updated: 15/05/2023 – 16:30 In some European countries, we will need to stop thinking…
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Spain
Spain’s April heatwave sees temperatures nudging 40C
Unseasonably hot weather has seen April temperatures nudging 40C in parts of Spain. Last year was Spain’s hottest since 1961,…
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Sport
Climate Now Live: What’s happening to the water cycle?
The impact of climate change on the water cycle is a growing topic of concern in Europe. 2022 was Europe’s…
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