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When Anabel Garcia got home from her job tending to grape orchards in Sonoma County, California, she noticed her saliva was black. During wildfire season, Garcia and her fellow migrant farmworkers were sent out to salvage wine grapes before they became tainted from the smoke. Garcia and her coworkers experienced shortness of breath and weren’t given protective […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday it will spend almost $800 million to address flood mitigation, coastal storm damage protection and address supply chain resilience. About $221 million will address flooding for the Pearl River in Jackson, Mississippi, it said in a statement.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducts underway operations in the South China Sea, in this handout picture released on July 13, 2022. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BEIJING, July 20 (Reuters) – The United . […]
July 13, 2022 Millions of farmers and their families — from Central America to Southeast Asia to Africa — have fled their homes amid drought and widespread crop failure. Forced to choose between flight or death, their numbers could swell to as many as 143 million by 2050, a U.S. report warns, unleashing the greatest […]
A man looks at stock market monitors in Taipei January 22, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters) – Asian stocks sank on Monday and bond yields ticked higher, as red-hot U.S. inflation reignited worries about even more aggressive Federal Reserve policy tightening, and a […]
In 2022, the early onset of heatwaves in South Asia was a unique example of compounding and cascading risks in this interconnected world. Heatwaves that struck India early this year coincided with the critical milking/grain filling stage of wheat crop in mid-March. Consequently, India’s wheat yields were down by 10 per cent to 15 per […]
May 17, 2022 Each year, Arizona State University hosts multiple convocations to recognize the achievements of a wide variety of students, including international students, Hispanic students, military veterans and more. The Rainbow Convocation is held to celebrate graduating LGBTQ+ students. The convocation, originally dubbed the Lavender Convocation, was created in 1995 by Ronni Sanlo, director […]
Latest political developments Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO ‘without delay,’ and Sweden is expected to follow suit. The Kremlin said Finland’s move to join NATO would ‘definitely’ be a threat to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed support for the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, separatist-held territory in Eastern Ukraine.Â
A combine harvester is seen as it harvests soybeans in Deerfield, Ohio, U.S., October 7, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. Picture taken October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dane Rhys – RC225Q9SXZBI Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 25 (Reuters) – U.S. corn planting is moving at its slowest pace in […]