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Snowboarding
fromHigh Country News
2 hours ago

The West's snow drought meant record dryness - but also record flooding - High Country News

The Western U.S. faces a significant snow drought, impacting water supply and ecosystems due to climate change and unusual weather patterns.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
18 hours ago

Watch Out for the 'Off-Grid' Problem Hiding in Your Business Model

Growth advantages can turn into liabilities when customer retention declines, increasing the burden of fixed costs on remaining users.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
2 hours ago

The world ditched wasteful toilets, the US stayed behind

Toilet flushing methods in the US and Europe differ significantly, impacting water conservation efforts amid increasing water scarcity concerns.
World news
fromFortune
1 hour ago

Most of Wall Street points to high oil prices as the driver of inflation. A maverick Johns Hopkins economist says they're chasing the wrong culprit | Fortune

The rise in consumer prices is primarily due to growth in the money supply, not just oil price increases.
#food-insecurity
US Elections
fromwww.businessinsider.com
16 hours ago

Americans are more frustrated with the economy than ever and sky-high gas prices could be a big reason why

Gas prices significantly impact American consumer sentiment, with higher prices correlating to lower feelings about the economy.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

Don't mention the climate: Trump creates beyond absurd' situation at global finance talks

Governments are pressured to avoid discussing climate issues at global finance talks despite the ongoing oil crisis and urgent climate needs.
Environment
fromEarth911
23 hours ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: Author Michael Maniates on Why Green Shopping Isn't Enough

Buying eco-labeled products does not lead to significant systemic change in reducing carbon emissions.
UK politics
fromIrish Independent
4 days ago

Country on the brink of economic chaos as people panic-buy fuel and forecourts start to run dry

Blockades of fuel terminals threaten economic stability and prompt emergency measures across multiple sectors.
fromFortune
5 days ago

'You can never really catch up': The Iran War is exacerbating already high grocery bills and it will only get worse if the war continues, experts say | Fortune

"The big recent changes are the war causing spikes in diesel, fertilizer, and chemical prices," Jeffrey Dorfman explained, highlighting the direct impact of the conflict on agricultural costs.
Berlin food
Agriculture
fromFast Company
22 hours ago

New uses for traditional crops are increasing value per acre

Crops are increasingly designed to serve multiple markets simultaneously, enhancing value creation without requiring more land.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Dying of thirst': Inside Gaza's al-Mawasi water crisis

Nawaf al-Akhras describes the daily round trip to a water filling station as a torment for his family, stating, 'My entire day with my son is spent waiting in line to fill water, with people coming from very far distances.'
NYC parents
#food-security
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Could the Iran war pose lasting risks to global food security?

The US-Israel war on Iran threatens global food security due to increased energy costs and disrupted fertilizer production.
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

It shouldn't take a war for Britain to wake up to the need for food security | Tim Lang

The UK must prioritize food security and diversify food supply chains to mitigate vulnerabilities exposed by global crises.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

We're letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot

The global food system is fragile and unprepared for potential crises, similar to the financial system before the 2008 crash.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns

The UK should stockpile food due to low self-sufficiency at 54%, making it vulnerable to climate shocks and wars, unlike other wealthy nations that maintain emergency reserves.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Could the Iran war pose lasting risks to global food security?

The US-Israel war on Iran threatens global food security due to increased energy costs and disrupted fertilizer production.
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

It shouldn't take a war for Britain to wake up to the need for food security | Tim Lang

The UK must prioritize food security and diversify food supply chains to mitigate vulnerabilities exposed by global crises.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

We're letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot

The global food system is fragile and unprepared for potential crises, similar to the financial system before the 2008 crash.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns

The UK should stockpile food due to low self-sufficiency at 54%, making it vulnerable to climate shocks and wars, unlike other wealthy nations that maintain emergency reserves.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

Experts warn faster snowmelt could strain water supplies, urgency for storage solutions

California's snowpack is melting faster due to heat waves and climate change, impacting water management strategies.
World news
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

The Middle East's real vulnerability isn't oil - it's the desalination plants that supply 90% of its drinking water - Silicon Canals

The Middle East's reliance on desalinated water exposes significant vulnerabilities, particularly due to concentrated infrastructure and ongoing military conflicts.
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

That crazy old man should leave Cuba alone': farmers bear the brunt of Trump's pressure campaign

I make 1,200 pesos (1.80) a day, so I have to work two days to buy a bottle of oil. It has been weeks since he ate meat. His last meal, last night, was a dish of white rice and fried banana.
Agriculture
#middle-east-conflict
London food
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

Iran war drives up costs and disrupts supply for London's food markets

The Middle East conflict is disrupting London's food supply chain due to rising fuel costs and logistical challenges.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
London food
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

Iran war drives up costs and disrupts supply for London's food markets

The Middle East conflict is disrupting London's food supply chain due to rising fuel costs and logistical challenges.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
Berlin food
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says

Food prices surged in March due to rising energy costs from the Middle East conflict, with projections of continued inflation into 2026.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

How to make your home shockproof when energy prices go wild

Homeowners are significantly reducing energy costs by installing solar panels and heat pumps, leading to lower electricity and gas expenses.
World news
fromAxios
1 week ago

The massive economic impact of the global energy crisis

Global economic growth is expected to slow significantly due to the war's impact on supply chains and rising costs.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

The most expensive thing about growing up poor isn't what you couldn't afford. It's the decision-making architecture it installs, where every choice runs through a scarcity filter that adds cost to options other people experience as free. - Silicon Canals

Financial scarcity significantly impacts cognitive performance, altering decision-making processes and creating a lasting influence on individuals' choices beyond material deprivation.
Madrid food
fromState of the Planet
2 weeks ago

As Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather, Olive Oil Feels the Squeeze

Climate change is severely impacting olive oil production in Spain, leading to price increases and supply issues.
Non-profit organizations
fromNature
2 weeks ago

'Continuity over novelty': why environmental science needs to rethink its focus

The closure of forest-service research offices threatens long-term ecological research and institutional memory in the US.
#energy-crisis
Agriculture
fromFortune
4 days ago

A global food emergency: Why the closed Strait of Hormuz puts half the world's calories at risk | Fortune

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and reducing agricultural productivity globally.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

World in energy crisis worse than 1970s' oil shocks combined, IEA head says

The energy crisis from the Iran war poses a greater threat to the global economy than past oil shocks and the Ukraine war combined.
Agriculture
fromFortune
4 days ago

A global food emergency: Why the closed Strait of Hormuz puts half the world's calories at risk | Fortune

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and reducing agricultural productivity globally.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

World in energy crisis worse than 1970s' oil shocks combined, IEA head says

The energy crisis from the Iran war poses a greater threat to the global economy than past oil shocks and the Ukraine war combined.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns

Women are responsible for collecting water in more than 70% of rural households that do not have access to mains water across the developing world. Women and girls collectively spend 250m hours a day collecting water globally. The climate crisis is exacerbating the problem, according to a new report from the UN.
Women
Philosophy
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Father of American Scarcity Politics

Paul Ehrlich's 1968 Population Bomb predicted overpopulation catastrophe that never materialized, yet his scarcity-based political framework continues influencing both progressive and conservative American politics today.
Agriculture
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

How farmers adapt as Iran war fertilizer crunch heats up

The Iran war is severely disrupting global fertilizer supply and increasing food prices, particularly affecting poorer countries.
#iran
World news
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

How the War in Iran Is Impacting Fertilizer Supplies, Food Prices | KQED

Iran is restricting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, impacting global oil and fertilizer trade.
World news
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

War Is Exacerbating Iran's "Water Bankruptcy"

The Israeli-U.S. war in Iran has escalated, targeting critical energy infrastructure, significantly impacting regional and global energy security.
World news
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

How the War in Iran Is Impacting Fertilizer Supplies, Food Prices | KQED

Iran is restricting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, impacting global oil and fertilizer trade.
World news
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

War Is Exacerbating Iran's "Water Bankruptcy"

The Israeli-U.S. war in Iran has escalated, targeting critical energy infrastructure, significantly impacting regional and global energy security.
Environment
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

AI Data Centers Face Water Backlash - Can Air Solve the Crisis?

Data centers face community pushback over water consumption, prompting solutions like atmospheric water harvesting to provide sustainable water sources.
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

India is going to face a food crisis': Farmers panic over fertiliser shortages amid Iran war

The war in Iran threatens global food security, particularly impacting farmers in India reliant on imported fertilizers and gas.
Environment
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

A bit of good news: It's possible to turn around a groundwater crisis

Groundwater recovery can mitigate subsidence but may also lead to flooding, structural issues, and chemical problems in various regions.
Agriculture
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

It all depends on the crop': Gulf crisis hits South Asia farmers

Rising fertiliser costs and scarcity are forcing farmers in Punjab to make tough financial decisions affecting their families and future plans.
#iran-war
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

More poverty, less travel and fewer jobs: what the world would be like with oil at $200

The war in Iran poses a significant threat to global energy security, potentially driving oil prices to unprecedented levels.
Agriculture
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

The Iran war is triggering a global fertilizer shortage that could impact food prices everywhere

The Iran war is causing fertilizer shortages, threatening farmers' livelihoods and food security globally.
Agriculture
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war

The Iran war has severely impacted California farmers, causing shipping delays, increased costs, and cash flow issues.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

More poverty, less travel and fewer jobs: what the world would be like with oil at $200

The war in Iran poses a significant threat to global energy security, potentially driving oil prices to unprecedented levels.
Agriculture
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

The Iran war is triggering a global fertilizer shortage that could impact food prices everywhere

The Iran war is causing fertilizer shortages, threatening farmers' livelihoods and food security globally.
Agriculture
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

California farmers were already struggling. Then came the Iran war

The Iran war has severely impacted California farmers, causing shipping delays, increased costs, and cash flow issues.
#climate-change
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Environment

Earth being pushed beyond its limits' as energy imbalance reaches record high

The Earth is experiencing a record energy imbalance, leading to unprecedented ocean warming and extreme weather, threatening health and food supplies.
fromThe Nation
2 months ago
Environment

The Pursuit of Endless Growth Will Only End in Destruction

Fossil-fuel-driven greenhouse-gas emissions are causing far more extreme heat, escalating environmental disasters, and are driven by profit-focused economic growth benefiting the owning classes.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Earth being pushed beyond its limits' as energy imbalance reaches record high

The Earth is experiencing a record energy imbalance, leading to unprecedented ocean warming and extreme weather, threatening health and food supplies.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

We can tell you who will really get rich from this oil crisis and how we can stop them | Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk

Strait of Hormuz disruptions from Middle East conflict drive oil prices above $100 per barrel, generating record profits for oil and gas companies while governments struggle with economic fallout.
fromState of the Planet
3 weeks ago

Can Capitalism Solve the Climate Crisis?

Absolutely, I have experienced investing in a way that green growth has led to both equitable growth and decarbonization, but also have lived experience of what degrowth can do to a country, and how, in my view, [degrowth] is not really a solution.
Environment
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis | Heather Stewart

Tanzanian avocado growers face market challenges due to shipping disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

AI Is Driving the Water Crisis-And Powering the Solution

AI-driven water intelligence using sensors and predictive analytics enables companies to reduce freshwater intake by 18% and increase reuse rates to 90%, transforming water from an unmeasured utility into a competitive advantage.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

How to eat well and within Earth's limits

Dietary choices drive human health and planetary stability; shifting to minimally processed, protein-rich and plant-forward diets reduces emissions, water use, pollution, and premature deaths.
Agriculture
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

Why the industry that feeds 8 billion people still can't read its own data

Agriculture's fragmented, incompatible data systems prevent AI from delivering value, despite massive untapped information potential worth $500 billion globally.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

We have an urgent responsibility. Our existing economic system is incapable of addressing the social and ecological crises we face in the 21st century. When we look around we see an extraordinary paradox. On the one hand, we have access to remarkable new technologies and a collective capacity to produce more food, more stuff than we need or that the planet can afford. Yet at the same time, millions of people suffer in conditions of severe deprivation. What explains this paradox? Capitalism.
Left-wing politics
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Treat the underlying causes, not the symptoms of marketplace inefficiency

Relying on Google's Chrome ad filter and the Coalition of Better Ads risks leaving many substandard ads unaddressed due to low standards and duopoly influence.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

How do I survive?' Drought plagues Kenya's Turkana amid surplus elsewhere

In Turkana, the land is rugged, roads disappear into dust, and villages are scattered across vast distances in a county of just more than a million people. Despite it being the rainy season, weather experts warn that Turkana and other arid regions may receive little relief. Authorities say drought is once again taking place, with 23 of Kenya's 47 counties affected.
Agriculture
Business
fromFortune
2 months ago

It isn't partisan politics to admit that stakeholder capitalism went too far, too fast | Fortune

U.S. corporate governance is undergoing a radical realignment as ordinary shareholders reclaim corporate purpose and push back against expansive ESG-driven stakeholder primacy.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a plan to fix that

An agent-based global economic super-simulator could forecast crises and guide policy, with a ~$100m build cost and massive potential ROI from crisis prevention.
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Want to Understand California's Water Crisis? Look to the Pistachio.

In 2009, Wall Street had just imploded, and the Mojave Desert town of Victorville, California-sunblasted, shoddily constructed, and abruptly abandoned-was one of the housing bubble's most spectacular wipeouts. But amid the boarded-up McMansions and tumbleweed-traversed deserted culs-de-sac, the journalist Yasha Levine stumbled upon an entirely different story. Seeking water, a drought-stricken Victorville bulk-purchased enough to supply as many as 30,000 families for a year. The arrangement gave Levine pause: Since when did a public resource like water come with a deed? That question unspooled into the reporting behind his new documentary, Pistachio Wars.
Film
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty

Prolonged loss of household water supply disrupts hygiene, daily routines, services, and social norms, causing anxiety, hardship, and community strain.
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Africa particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts

Middle East conflict disrupts fertiliser supplies to Africa through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening food security and increasing costs for vulnerable populations dependent on imports.
Environment
fromNature
1 month ago

Climate change and geopolitics threaten water supplies - but disaster is not inevitable

Global water systems face crisis from overuse, pollution, and climate change, requiring urgent strengthening of international water-sharing treaties with dynamic monitoring systems.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

AI's growing thirst for water is becoming a public health risk

As water-intensive data centres expand worldwide, their impact on sanitation, inequality and disease is emerging as a serious and under-examined threat. Bubble is probably the word most associated with AI right now, though we are slowly understanding that it is not just an economic time bomb; it also carries significant public health risks. Beyond the release of pollutants, the massive need for clean water by AI data centres can reduce sanitation and exacerbate gastrointestinal illness in nearby communities, placing additional strain on local health infrastructure.
Artificial intelligence
fromHigh Country News
1 month ago

A shrinking Colorado River is forcing farms to change - High Country News

The Colorado River is an interconnected system, sustained by Rocky Mountain snowpack, rainfall and groundwater. It is fragile, and under increasing stress. Two and a half decades into this century, the river that built the modern West has 20% less water flowing through it than it did on average in the last century. As heat and drought intensify, so do the stakes: Failure to recognize the severity of changing conditions, managing the river in parts without considering needs of the whole and inadequate planning for long-term shortages put the future of all the basin at risk.
Agriculture
Agriculture
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

How the Iran war could trigger a fresh food crisis

The Iran conflict threatens global food security by disrupting fertilizer exports from the Gulf, which supplies nearly half of world-traded urea and 20% of key fertilizers through the Strait of Hormuz.
Agriculture
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Iran war could spark the next global food crisis

The Iran conflict threatens global food security by disrupting fertilizer exports from the Gulf, which supplies nearly half of world-traded urea and 20% of key fertilizers, risking crop yields for nitrogen-dependent staples.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat?

How will we be fed? That's the biggest question not seriously being addressed amid all this talk about whether or not artificial intelligence will end up taking over all of our jobs. Formidable though the technology appears, similar fears have popped up repeatedly since the Industrial Revolution, and most working-age adults remain employed. Still, what is sorely missing is a serious debate about what to do if this future in fact materializes.
World politics
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A big burden for farmers': Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock

Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts global fertilizer supply, threatening food production and raising prices for staple crops and animal feed.
Environment
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

How the climate crisis threatens our food and the people that grow it

The Independent funds on-the-ground journalism covering reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, relying on donations to maintain open-access reporting without paywalls.
#water-scarcity
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn

Flawed economic models underestimate cascading climate risks, risking accelerated global financial collapse as tipping points and extreme events intensify and economies face unmanageable shocks.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Forget 'peak oil': the era of scarcity is dead, and now we're drowning in abundance | Fortune

The world has flipped from a scarcity crisis to a crisis of drowning in abundance. We have entered the era of the Super Glut -a structural deluge where we are extracting hydrocarbons faster than the global economy can burn them. According to the IEA's January 2026 report, global oil supply is projected to surge by 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd), reaching a definitive record of 108.7 million bpd. This is not a temporary surge; it is a permanent shift in market dynamics.
Environment
#drought
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos

"The numbers are really, really bad," Swain says. "If this were November, they might be less meaningful. We're not in November-we're heading toward mid-February. The normal numbers are pretty high. To be at half of them means that, in absolute terms, the deficit is large."
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Eye-watering numbers': food producers sound alarm on rise in energy charges

Outside, it's an overcast and blustery February day in Kent hardly the ideal conditions for growing tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. Yet inside the enormous glasshouses run by grower Thanet Earth, the climate has been optimised to a humid 20C, perfect for the regimented rows of small pepper plants poking out of raised trays. Growing fresh produce indoors in the south of England year-round requires plenty of energy to provide light, warmth and carbon dioxide.
Agriculture
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Climate Question That Economists Cannot Answer

Most Americans now accept the basic physics of climate change-that manmade greenhouse-gas emissions are raising global temperatures. Yet the public discussion of climate change is still remarkably broken in the United States. Leaders of one political party frame climate change as an existential emergency that threatens human life and prosperity. Leaders of the other dismiss it as a distraction from economic growth and energy security. Economists like me, trained to think about trade-offs,
Environment
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Global economy needs nature to thrive

Business models prioritizing growth over nature drive biodiversity loss and risk human extinction unless transformed to integrate environmental stewardship.
Agriculture
fromMail Online
1 month ago

UK supermarket shelves hit with shortages as stormy winter ruins crops

Torrential rain across the UK, Spain and Morocco has caused shortages of strawberries, raspberries, avocados and peppers, disrupting supply and raising prices.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Are African water wars' on the horizon as AU puts the issue on its agenda?

Water scarcity and climate-driven shocks are fueling conflicts, health crises, and civic unrest across Africa, while corporatisation and upstream-downstream disputes intensify competition for water.
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