It’s harvest time again for most of Europe’s wine growing regions and grapes are being picked from the UK in the north to Sicily in the south. The grapes are then sorted and pressed to make the best juices possible. These juices will then be fermented in a choice of barrel, be that oak, concrete
The researchers focused on Bordeaux because its wine region relies exclusively on rainfall for irrigation and because of the long term records of wine scores. What makes a good or bad year for wine? It’s a question that vexes not only vintners but also scientists, who’ve long looked to weather conditions to provide the answer.
Workers cut down disease-stricken palm trees in Mexico City. Climate change and a deadly disease spread by insects have forced authorities in Mexico City to chop down palm trees beloved by residents as an emblem of the capital. The Canary Island date palms, which are endemic to the Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern
People prepare to kayak through the flooded streets of Crystal River, Florida, amid flooding caused by Hurricane Idalia. Scientists are sounding the alarm on human-caused climate change’s impact on hurricanes such as Idalia, which rapidly intensified over a warm Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An alarming number of Nigerians—approximately 25.3 million—are in danger of acute food insecurity during the next few months, according to a recent report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization. This represents a rise from the 17 million that are currently estimated to be at risk of food insecurity. The