Tag: Droughts
California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China
LOST HILLS, Calif. -- In a sprawling plant in the heart of California's farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and...
Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia -- Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly...
In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India -- Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India's...
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
CACONDE, Brazil -- Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining...
An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' yet local harvesters are barely surviving
K0TWA, Zimbabwe -- Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety...
Google says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Google on Tuesday said it would halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address...