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Lake Tanganyika is photographed from Karema, Tanzania, in this October 2013 handout photo. McGill researchers suggest combining 19th century missionary records with climate change models may improve their reliability in Tanzania. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Philip Gooding
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How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters

McGill researchers use 19th-century records to improve African climate models and refine global warming projections.

The Articulated Dump Truck is on display at the John Deere booth during the CES tech show Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Farming tech is on display at CES as companies showcase their green innovations and initiatives

AI and autonomous farming tech unveiled at CES 2025 promise sustainability, climate resilience, and efficiency for farmers.

A Deere & Co. John Deere combine harvester cuts through a field of wheat during the summer harvest in Survilliers, France, July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Deere boosts bet on autonomous tractors with new machines

Deere unveils autonomous tractors and industrial equipment at CES 2025, addressing labor shortages with advanced AI tech.

Vets believe Hilda could help accelerate the dairy industry’s journey to net zero (Phil Wilkinson/SRUC/PA)
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Birth of IVF calf hailed as ‘significant’ step in making UK dairy industry greener

The calf, named Hilda, is part the Dumfries-based Langhill Herd, which has been a source of data for the UK dairy industry for...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Cocoa pods are pictured at a farm in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
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Dry weather threatens Ivory Coast cocoa crop, farmers say

Last week, no rain fell in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions, raising concerns over bean quality and supply.

le are shown grazing amongst solar panels at an agrivoltaics pilot project conducted by Sun Cycle Farms near Cardston in southern Alberta in this November 2024 handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sun Cycle Farms
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Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy

Calgary's Sun Cycle Farms proves cattle can coexist with solar farms, demonstrating successful agrivoltaics in Alberta.

A man walks on a footbridge across an open drainage channel, as the sky is enveloped in smog caused by air pollution, in New Delhi, India, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
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New Delhi tightens anti-pollution measures as air quality worsens

Delhi recorded "very poor" air on Monday with an air quality index reading of 379 in the 24 hours to midday, the Central...

An image of the white and yellow flag of Cyprus blowing in the wind on a pole with a view of blue sky in the background.
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Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry

Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs, as climate change causes more frequent dry winters.

Sheep look for water in a dry pond used by local farms for their livestock, in Contrada Chiapparia, near the town of Caltanissetta, central Sicily, Italy, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

The U.N. estimates that between 2007 and 2017, droughts cost $125 billion worldwide.

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