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Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets

Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 28th, 2024

New York drought conditions fan flames, spur water saving

New York has urged its 8.5 million residents to save water as America's biggest city endures an unprecedented period without significant rainfall, creating potentially dangerous drought conditions and fanning the flames of deadly wildfires......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Global convection-permitting model accurately predicts plum rain event

The plum rain is a persistent and extensive rainfall phenomenon that frequently occurs in East Asia during summer, primarily affecting regions along the latitudes of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China to the Kyushu Island in J.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find

Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020–2022. A study by UCLA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

The extreme floods that devastated Spain are hitting more often. Is Australia ready for the next one?

Spain is still reeling from recent floods in the Valencia region. In some areas, a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Sudden torrents raced through towns and cities. More than 200 people are dead. Rapid analysis suggests daily rainfall extrem.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds

Two-thirds of the world's food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Ethiopian farmers improve soil and feed with forage mixtures

Yordanos Anju is a dedicated farmer from the Bilate Zuria district in the Northern Sidama region. For generations, his family has relied on farming and livestock production......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Vibrational spectroscopy optimized for accurate coffee origin classification

Vibrational spectroscopy has long been valued in the pharmaceutical and forensic sectors, and its application is expanding into agriculture, particularly for quality and origin verification of biological materials......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Scientists tackle farm nutrient pollution with sustainable, affordable designer biochar pellets

What if farmers could not only prevent excess phosphorus from polluting downstream waterways, but also recycle that nutrient as a slow-release fertilizer, all without spending a lot of money? In a first-of-its-kind field study, University of Illinois.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Can Apple innovate if iPhone remains the biggest slice of its revenues?

Every year, complaints come from the usual suspects demanding to know when Apple will innovate, and specifically when it will launch a new, even more popular form factor than iPhone. Does "innovation" require iPhone to fail as a product?Can Apple inn.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Farmers threaten lawsuit against state over "disgusting" agricultural practice: "It"s horrid"

Farmers threaten lawsuit against state over "disgusting" agricultural practice: "It"s horrid".....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Christopher Nolan’s next movie will feature ‘never-before-used’ IMAX equipment

Christopher Nolan continues to innovate as a filmmaker. On his next movie, the Oscar winner will shoot with brand-new IMAX equipment......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Starbucks CEO: Plans underway to pause price increases, remove iced energy drink, make coffee in 4 minutes or less

Starbucks CEO: Plans underway to pause price increases, remove iced energy drink, make coffee in 4 minutes or less.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Save up to 50% on Ninja blenders, air fryers, and grills and prep for holiday cooking

Ninja blenders, air fryers, and grills are on sale at Amazon for up to 50% off. SAVE UP TO 50%: Ninja kitchen appliances are on sale at Amazon for up to 50% off, including air fryers, blenders, indoor grills, coffee makers, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Apple donating to relief efforts following Spain"s devastating floods

CEO Tim Cook says that Apple intends to donate to relief efforts in Valencia, Spain after the area experienced catastrophic flooding.Tim CookFollowing heavy rainfall that struck Valencia, Spain, the region experienced what may be the deadliest floodi.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans

"We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows." For his most recent trip to the International Space Station, in lieu of bringing coffee or some other beverage in his "per.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Best Keurig early Black Friday deals — from only $60

If you've been thinking about getting a Keurig coffee maker, you should check out the early Black Friday deals that we've rounded up here. Brew coffee in a flash!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

An analysis of Storm Boris and European flooding during September 2024

Between Friday, 13 and Monday, 16 September 2024, a low-pressure system named Boris brought record-breaking rainfall to central Europe, leading to severe flooding in parts of Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Hungary. The flooding cause.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Please ban data caps, Internet users tell FCC

FCC docket draws anger at ISPs and mockery of Republican's data/coffee analogy. It's been just a week since US telecom regulators announced a formal inquiry into broadband data ca.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

De"Longhi"s new fully manual coffee machine lets you call the shots

From grinding to steaming, you're in control.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Modeling experiments show weather-changing El Niño oscillation is at least 250 million years old

The El Niño event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, isn't just a modern phenomenon......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024