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Fire Damage to Sugar Crops in Brazil Boosts Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Thursday closed up +0.35 (+1.79%). Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +12.50 (+2.29%). Sugar prices Thursday extended their sharp week-long rally to 6-week highs. Sugar prices are underpinned as drought and excessive heat have caused massive fires in Brazil...

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Fire Damage to Brazil Sugar Crops Underpins Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.28 (+1.43%). Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +10.30 (+1.89%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher and posted 6-week highs. Sugar prices are underpinned by massive fires in Brazil caused by drought and excessive heat that...

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Namibia Plans To Kill Elephants And Hippos And Distribute Meat Due To Severe Drought

In all, 723 animals will be culled to help alleviate food shortages caused by the worst drought in decades.

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Greece Faces Water Crisis Amid Drought And Tourism Boom

Severe water crisis in northern Greece due to drought impacts farmers and communities, urging urgent action.

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Greece struggles with water shortages thanks to climate crisis and overtourism

Olive groves are drying up

The Independent UK

Sugar Prices Strengthen as Fires in Brazil Damage Sugar Crops

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Tuesday closed up +0.56 (+2.94%). Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed up +22.30 (+4.24%). Sugar prices Tuesday extended Monday's sharp rally to 1-1/4 month highs. Massive fires in Brazil caused by drought and excessive heat have damaged sugar crops in...

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Namibia will cull 83 elephants and 30 hippos to distribute meat to people hit by drought

One hundred and fifty-seven animals have already been hunted by professional hunters

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Locals forced to buy water from private sellers as Sicily runs dry for two months

The cost of an 8,000-litre truckload has doubled from a year ago

The Independent UK

Sugar Prices Surge as Fires in Brazil Damage Sugar Crops

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.39 (+2.05%). Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +20.60 (+3.92%). Sugar prices today extended Monday's sharp rally to 1-1/4 month highs. Massive fires in Brazil caused by drought and excessive heat have damaged sugar crops in...

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Sugar Prices Finish Sharply Higher as Fire Damages Brail Sugar Crops

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Monday closed up +0.65 (+3.53%). Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) did not trade Monday, with markets in the UK closed for a bank holiday. NY sugar today jumped to a 3-week high as massive fires caused by drought and...

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Hone swirls past Hawaii's main islands after dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears

Tropical Storm Hone blasted the Big Island with rain and is swirling past Hawaii’s main islands

The Independent UK

Scott rues 'unthinkable' mistakes in PGA Tour near-miss

Adam Scott has surged into the year-ending Tour Championship but was left to lament a string of missed putts that extended a four-year PGA Tour victory drought.

AAP

Real Madrid Coach Ancelotti Not Concerned About Mbappé's Goal Drought

Real Madrid coach Ancelotti expresses confidence in Mbappé's goal-scoring abilities despite recent dry spell. Young talent Endrick shines in victory over V...

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Malawi Receives .2M Insurance Payout For Drought Relief

Malawi receives .2 million insurance payout for El Nino-linked drought relief, aiding vulnerable populations in the region.

The Conversation

Humans can work with nature to solve big environmental problems – but there’s no quick fix

“Nature-based solutions” are gaining momentum in environmental policy, including in Australia. They involve working with nature to protect, restore or manage ecosystems in a way that benefits both people and the environment.

The Independent UK

Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster

The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a crippling El-Nino-linked drought that led the southern African nation to declare a state of disaster earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink

While tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population

Radio France Internationale

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in southern Africa, says regional bloc

About 68 million people in southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said.

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe

As the world heats up, methane released from thawing permafrost and warming tropical wetlands is intensifying climate breakdown. But curbing it is achievable

Al Jazeera

Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa: Official

Head of regional bloc SADC says 17 percent of people across region in need of aid amid climate change-fuelled drought.

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