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Crop droughts set to worsen—even as rainfall increases #environment

Crop droughts set to worsen—even as rainfall increases
Europe and western North America will experience more frequent and severe crop droughts as Earth warms, even in places where yearly rainfall increases.

2026 NFL Draft: Which colleges are supplying the most premium talent in this prospect crop? https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-which-colleges-are-supplying-the-most-premium-talent-in-this-prospect-crop

Awww, #Claude, why you gotta do me this way! 14 hrs?!?! What am I supposed to do... sleep?!
Funny enough, we just finished coding my project and now I'm all ready for code review and testing.

Very handy to be able to add a note (for my own memory) when I block someone!

Just me and my trusty phone going up against Western imperialism and its trillion-dollar propaganda machine.
#Anarchism #Capitalism #Fediverse

Shipping’s biofuel gamble could deepen Africa’s land squeeze and food insecurity (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/shippings-biofuel-gamble-could-deepen-africas-land-squeeze-and-food-insecurity-commentar…

Shipping’s biofuel gamble could deepen Africa’s land squeeze and food insecurity (commentary)
Africa’s future prosperity depends on how fast we can reduce emissions, especially from large polluting sectors like shipping. But using crops as fuel to cut emissions risks causing more harm than good. As countries gather at the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in April to lay down the rules for future clean energy to […]

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Toxic metals found in bananas after Brazil mining disaster #plantbased

Toxic metals found in bananas after Brazil mining disaster
Researchers investigating crops grown in soil contaminated by the 2015 mining disaster in Brazil discovered that toxic metals are moving from the earth into edible plants. Bananas, cassava, and cocoa were found to absorb elements like lead and cadmium, with bananas showing a potential health risk for children under six. Although adults face lower immediate danger, scientists warn that long-term exposure could carry cumulative health consequences.

Dicamba: Concerns about cancer and crop damage #environment #Dicamba

Dicamba: Concerns about cancer and crop damage
Dicamba is a broad-spectrum herbicide that scientific studies link to cancer. It has caused serious crop damage to millions of acres of American farmland.

New Mexico Oil Group Makes Third Bid to Discharge Toxic Fracking Wastewater into Rivers, Crops https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/new-mexico-oil-group-makes-third-bid-…

New Mexico Oil Group Makes Third Bid to Discharge Toxic Fracking Wastewater into Rivers, Crops
Center for Biological Diversity: SANTA FE, N.M.— A fossil fuel industry trade group is pressing New Mexico regulators for the third time to allow the release of toxic oil and gas wastewater into the state’s rivers and onto pastures and irrigated crops.