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Cocoa pods are pictured at a farm in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters No rain fell last week in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa regions and farmers said on Monday (December 30, 2024) that the dry weather could damage bean quality and tighten supply from February. The world’s top…
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The deadly tsunami that swamped India’s southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves. Maragathavel Lakshmi shudders when she hears lashing rains or winds, recalling how her daughter was swept away when the 2004 tsunami, triggered by…
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A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes – between Earth’s tropics and the polar regions – can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, heavy snowfall, flooding and frigid temperatures. Here is an explanation of bomb cyclones: WHAT IS A BOMB CYCLONE? A bomb cyclone, also referred to as explosive…
A La Nina would have significant consequences for global agriculture because it typically brings wetter weather to eastern Australia and southeast Asia and drier conditions to the Americas. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar/The Hindu There are early signs that a La Nina weather event may form in the Pacific Ocean later this year, Australia’s…
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