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Brazil Sugar Crop Woes Push Prices Higher

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Wednesday closed up +0.30 (+1.30%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) closed up +1.70 (+0.29%). Sugar prices on Wednesday finished moderately higher, with NY sugar posting a 7-month high. Drought conditions in Brazil have reduced the country's sugar production prospects...

Sugar Prices Underpinned by Brazil Sugar Crop Woes

Sugar Prices Underpinned by Brazil Sugar Crop Woes

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.17 (+0.74%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is down -2.00 (-0.34%). Sugar prices today are mixed, with NY sugar posting a 7-month high. Drought conditions in Brazil have reduced the country's sugar production prospects and have...

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?

Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources

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Sugar Prices Supported by Excessive Dryness in Brazil

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.57 (+2.53%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) closed up +10.90 (+1.86%). Sugar prices posted moderate gains on Tuesday, with NY sugar climbing to a 6-3/4 month high. Drought conditions in Brazil have reduced the country's sugar...

Sugar Prices Climb on Production Concerns in Brazil

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.55 (+2.44%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is up +12.20 (+2.09%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher, with NY sugar posting a 6-3/4 month high. Drought conditions in Brazil are reducing the country's sugar production prospects...

Amazon Forest Loses Area The Size Of Germany And France, Fueling Fires

The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America, experts said Monday.

International Business Times

In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America's largest native fruit

Stubborn drought in Ohio and shifting weather patterns appear to be affecting North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw

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In a Year Marked by Loss, Fever's Kelsey Mitchell Is Ready for Her Playoff Moment

In a Year Marked by Loss, Fever's Kelsey Mitchell Is Ready for Her Playoff Moment

A career-best year from Mitchell helped end Indiana's eight-year postseason drought—and provided safe harbor following the sudden loss of her father: "It saved my life."

Sports Illustrated

Dominic Solanke answers premature Tottenham questions with first goal as Ange Postecoglou proved right

Solanke got off the mark in a Spurs shirt to end any talk of a goal drought

Evening Standard

Cleveland Guardians Clinch Playoff Berth In Dramatic Fashion

Cleveland Guardians Clinch Playoff Berth In Dramatic Fashion

Cleveland Guardians secure playoff spot with thrilling victory over Minnesota Twins in extra innings, aiming to end World Series drought.

Toukley desalination plant a step closer to becoming a reality

Toukley desalination plant a step closer to becoming a reality

Toukley desalination plant is needed to improve water security.

Newcastle Herald

Sugar Prices Surge as Drought and Fires Threaten Brazil's Sugar Production

Sugar Prices Surge as Drought and Fires Threaten Brazil's Sugar Production

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.93 (+4.24%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is up +21.50 (+3.78%). Sugar prices today added to this week's parabolic rally, with NY sugar posting a 6-3/4 month high and London sugar posting a 2-1/2 month high....

Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change

Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change

Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.

Zambia leads solar shift amid southern Africa's hydroelectric drought

Zambia leads solar shift amid southern Africa's hydroelectric drought

With a prolonged drought affecting the supply of hydroelectricity all over southern Africa, a growing number of people are turning to solar to fill the energy gap. Spotlight on Africa focuses this week on progress made in Zambia.

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The Independent UK

Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

Brazilian coffee farmers are grappling with above-average temperatures as the country, the world’s largest coffee producer, faces its worst drought in more than seven decades

Record-breaking fires engulf South America, bringing black rain, green rivers and toxic air to the continent

The Amazon fires, fueled by severe drought exacerbated by climate change, have created a toxic smoke cloud spanning about 4 million square miles — an area larger than the entire United States.

Brussels summons Congolese ambassador over Belgian death sentence

A series of death sentences in a coup trial in DRC is causing a stir both inside the country and abroad. Also, Zimbabwe has followed Namibia in announcing plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals in a bid to tackle the fallout from severe regional drought. And…

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For many in the UK, 2024 was the year without a butterfly

The charity behind the world’s largest butterfly survey has declared a national emergency.

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Sugar Prices Soar as Drought Threatens the Brazil Sugarcane Crop

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +1.07 (+5.36%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is up +20.50 (+3.83%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a second day, with NY sugar posting a 5-1/4 month high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar...

Evening Standard

Ange Postecoglou: I dream about ending Tottenham trophy drought

Spurs boss tonight takes his squad to Coventry in Carabao Cup

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AP PHOTOS: Hallmarks of climate change seen in floods, fires and drought around the globe

The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe.

Sugar Prices Soar as Drought Conditions Persist in Brazil

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.85 (+4.43%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is up +14.60 (+2.79%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar soaring to a 2-1/4 month high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar prices surged...

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Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought

Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in the southern African countries

Brasilia wildfire rages across national park, threatening protected environments

Wildfires engulfed the conservation area of Brasilia National Park on Monday and smothered the capital in smoke as the country grapples with a historic drought. The fire was reported to be human-caused, according to the government agency that manages the park, and appears to have started near the edge of…

Brazil Battles Wildfires Amid Historic Drought And Climate Emergency

Devastating wildfires in Brasilia National Park, Brazil, exacerbated by drought and human activity, highlight the urgent need for global climate action.

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