Global drought frequency and duration has risen nearly 30% since turn of the century, finds UN report
A new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has called for…
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Study warns of increased water scarcity in 80% of croplands globally by 2050
Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world’s croplands…
Clustered weather extremes to lead to increased crop failures, finds NASA
Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves will increasingly cluster closer in time…
Pine Technology and Tomorrow.io cancel merger agreement
Boston-based weather intelligence specialist Tomorrow.io and Pine Technology Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC),…
Wildfires could increase by up to 50% by turn of the century, finds Met Office research
Research published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has predicted that wildfires around the…
Danish weather intelligence provider for agriculture raises US$3.3m in latest funding round
Weather intelligence provider FieldSense has raised €2.9m (US$3.3m) in its latest funding round to accelerate…
Climavision to provide real-time weather intelligence for Cargill agriculture
US food giant Cargill has appointed weather intelligence provider Climavision to provide sophisticated weather warnings…
Meteorological partnership rolls out storm notification app for Kenya
Kenyan residents are now able to access a new free-to-use mobile application that acts as…
Partners sought for development of early warning system for global water availability
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has approved plans for a new global initiative, coordinated by…
Air pollution causes 31% less pollination due to confused bees
Scientists from the University of Reading and the University of Birmingham have found that pollination…