Climate Change and Environment

Natural and man-made disasters have caused 3.8 trillion dollars in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN‘s Food and Agricultural Organization said on Oct. 13. Floods, droughts, insect infestations, storms, disease and war have caused about 123 billion dollars per year in lost food production between 1991 and 2021, the equivalent …

The northwestern region of Kırklareli is grappling with distressing consequences of climate change, as several waterfalls, ponds and dams have dried up due to a combination of scanty rainfall in the spring and scorching summer temperatures. The implications of these environmental changes are impacting the local ecosystem and disrupting tourism …

Average temperature in the first nine months of the year was 1.40°C above pre-industrial levels… 5 October 2023 Last September was reported to be the hottest September on record so far. According to the statement made by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) operating under the European Commission, the average …

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Veysel Tiryaki stated that Türkiye is a country experiencing water stress and will be water poor after 2030. In the workshop organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, it was emphasised that measures should be taken to ensure that water can safely come …

The German government appears to have dropped a much-debated idea of cutting diesel subsidies for farmers for now, but the question of what climate-friendly alternatives there are for tractors and other agricultural machinery remains... After lengthy negotiations with liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner over spending and savings in the agricultural …

The informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Cordoba focused on the use of new technologies to advance food security, combat climate change and achieve agricultural sector profitability. (The acting Spanish minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, welcomes the European Agriculture Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski. © Pool PEUE/Julio Muñoz) The …

Lake Keramettin, a critical source of irrigation for the agricultural lands of Keramettin village in Edirne’s Süloğlu district, finds itself in the grip of a severe drought aggravated by increasing evaporation amid rising temperatures. With a capacity of 218,000 cubic meters, the lake serves as a lifeline for local farmers who have …

Recent research conducted in the eastern Black Sea region has unveiled a concerning trend of increasing evaporation casting a shadow over vital agriculture production. As temperatures continue to rise, the phenomenon has set off alarms about the sustainability of farming practices in the area. In light of diminishing precipitation, experts …

In Asia, grain and oilseed crops have suffered due to an uncommonly dry August as El Nino grew stronger, and predictions for less rain in September further threaten to hinder supplies. While wheat output forecasts are being revised lower due to dry weather in Australia, the world’s second-largest exporter, record-low monsoon rains …

In Türkiye’s Black Sea province of Giresun, producers find the opportunity to dry their harvested hazelnuts in a shorter time by laying them on the roadsides in the coastal area. After the harvest, the producers who separate the hazelnuts from the pulp by hitting the patoza continue the drying process …