Category: Drought

Los Angeles wildfires, when Land-use change becomes destructive
720,000 square kilometers of land surface has changed annually since 1960

January 18, 2025

Food & Climate For years, scientists and experts from international organizations and institutions have been warning against Land-use change, and an expert from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

Los Angeles wildfires, campaigns to distribute meals to victims
World Central Kitchen provides affected community members at various locations

January 16, 2025

Food & Climate Many campaigns have been launched to distribute meals to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, by restaurants, individuals and companies, and calls have also spread for donations…

Los Angeles wildfires destroy avocados, vineyards, and lemons
Loss of thousands of acres, and crop sales markets

January 15, 2025

Food & Climate As the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that began last week continue to threaten communities in and around the city, the agricultural sector, known for its diverse crops,…

Los Angeles wildfires prompt companies to raise “Don’t drink”
Pasadena issues a warning to a third of its customers for the first time in a century of business

January 14, 2025

Food & Climate As Los Angeles wildfires continue, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise, and the companies raise the slogan “Don’t drink”.…

Los Angeles wildfires, running out of hydrants explodes in the face of California governor
Trump, Musk, and Hollywood star Mel Gibson express their anger

January 13, 2025

Food & Climate Fire hydrants ran dry, while firefighters are making intensive efforts to extinguish the Los Angeles wildfires, which sparked a revolution of widespread criticism of the California governor,…

Los Angeles wildfires Turn Trump Against 3-Inch Fish, What’s the Story?
California governor protected a worthless fish called a smelt, US President-elect said

January 12, 2025

Food & Climate US President-elect Donald Trump renewed his battles against the environment and its defenders after the outbreak of Los Angeles wildfires. He repeated his mockery of attempts to…

Renaissance Dam and Nile River Water, why they create popular battles and official silence?
Sharaqi, Allam and Hegge’s talks about Addis Ababa earthquakes in Egypt, and post-implementation projects of (Entebbe) in Ethiopia

January 4, 2025

Food & Climate The crisis of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Egypt’s historical share of the threatened Nile River water continues to stir popular battles in Cairo and Addis Ababa,…

The “egg-flation” hits US
Trump hops to bring down grocery prices by drilling for more oil domestically

December 16, 2024

Food & Climate In November, egg prices shot up by 8.2% nationwide, logging one of the highest monthly spikes in the past two decades, according to American Consumer Price Index…

Salt-affected soils, 10 most affected countries, beans and rice are the biggest victims
A new report: over 10% of global land are impacted by salinity

December 11, 2024

Food & Climate Nearly 1.4 billion hectares of land or just over 10% of the total global land area are already impacted by salinity, with an additional one billion hectares…

More than 2.8 billion live in water-stressed countries
The first international Soil and Water Forum opens

December 9, 2024

Food & Climate More than 730 million people worldwide faced hunger in 2023 and more than 2.8 billion live in water-stressed countries, according to the first International Soil and Water…