Panama Canal drought hits new crisis level with nearly half of vessel traffic targeted for cuts
By Lori-ann Larocco for CNBC Business News Starting Friday, the Panama Canal Authority is implementing additional vessel reductions in an effort to conserve water as a drought exacerbated by a severe El Nino weather system continues to plague water levels in the locks of the key global trade conduit. According to Panama Canal authorities, the […]
More than 600,000 displaced by floods in Somalia
Reporting from BBC. Click here to go to the video. The number of displaced people by the rains in Somalia has gone up by 100,000 in just one week, bringing the number to close to 650,000 people. The heavy rains that started in October have killed over 100 people in the Horn of Africa. Entire […]
Barbados Agricultural Society warns of shortage of local produce this Christmas
Article by Sheria Brathwaite for Barbados Today – November 7, 2023 Significant weather events are continuing to negatively impact the agriculture sector and officials are predicting that the current shortages of six to eight-week crops and other produce will extend into the Christmas season. The heads of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul and […]
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press Sugar prices are soaring in many places. That’s largely due to production shortfalls in key exporters India and Thailand, which are partly blamed on the El Nino. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization is predicting a 2% decline in production this year. Increasingly, sugar is being […]
Jamaica’s dengue fever outbreak shows the deadly effects of record heat
This article is by The Guardian The global failure to reduce fossil fuels is leaving small island states trapped in a constant cycle of fightback against disease and extreme weather In the summer of 2023, the world recorded the highest temperature in 100,000 years. All continents were affected and even the gentle breeze often felt in […]
Lessons from Covering Global Climate Change with Somini Sengupta, NYT International Climate Reporter
The Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California (USC Annenberg) for a conversation with The New York Times’ international climate reporter Somini Sengupta. Sengupta shares the lessons on climate change she has learned as a journalist working in over 40 countries around the world. Click here to go the conversation […]