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Heat wave Harry?
As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives
Giving heat waves names and strength ratings, as for hurricanes, could drive home the spiking danger from a threat that kills more people in the United States each year than storms and floods but rarely hits headlines, heat experts say. “People do not understand this risk and we need to change that,” said Kathy Baughman

Technology eases farming ‘drudgery’ and risk as climate threats grow
Farming technological innovations can make the work more secure and appealing around the world
Thomson Reuters Foundation – In India, farmers growing crops for seed company Mahyco get a text message after they deliver their harvest, noting its weight and how much was usable — followed quickly by another text saying their money is in the bank. That reliable flow of cash through their accounts means when a farmer

Climate change could cross key threshold in a decade — scientists
Exceeding global warming targets could mean drastic action is necessary
The planet could pass a key target on world temperature rise in about a decade, prompting accelerating loss of glaciers, steep declines in water availability, worsening land conflicts and deepening poverty, scientists said last week. Last December, 195 nations agreed to try to hold world temperature rise to “well below” 2 C, with an aim of
World Farming To Get Climate Adaptation Aid
Development agencies worldwide are joining forces to spend $200 million in a 10-year program to help the agriculture sector prepare for climate change and cut greenhouse gas emissions, farm research groups said Nov. 17. The funding will go to research on how to feed a growing, more affluent world population in the face of expectations
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