Leana Hosea
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED-i.bsky.social http://watershedinvestigations.com Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
With farmers across the country reporting this year's low rainfall is hitting crop yields, here's an interview we did a few years ago with Riverford Farm's Guy Singh-Watson. We need to free up farms to prepare for many more dry summers to come: share.google/zJBDVkHYOR8q...
Riverford did eventually navigate admin barriers & get on-farm water storage - but, with climate change driving hotter, drier summers, warmer, wetter winters, water security for agriculture needs to be prioritised if we're to have food security: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable
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Water pumped for farming has almost doubled in recent years - farmers need the tools to protect their farms from drought if they're to keep feeding people: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How England’s outdated water tracking system leaves regulators in the dark
Experts warn accurately monitoring consumption by bulk users such as farmers, datacentres and businesses can be all but impossible
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Across the country, argues Julia King, we need to capture increasingly heavy winter rain & store it to get through increasingly water-stressed summers if we're to maintain a secure supply of food: share.google/QfY4m31PtRK0...
Missed the forum⁉️ Get the lowdown ⬇️ “Agroecology is about so much more than farming techniques. It is about rights, culture, education, local economies, biodiversity, and empowering communities to shape their own food and agricultural systems” —Gordana Đurić, Co-Chair Bilim Alliance #SwiftProject
Building a shared future: The Bilim Alliance Agroecology Forum (Astana 2026)
From June 23 to 27, 2026, the Bilim Alliance Agroecology Forum for Eastern Europe and Central-Western Asia took place in Astana, Kazakhstan. This year’s gathering built on a growing regional dialogue,...
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Them belly full but we hungry. A hungry mob is a angry mob. A rain (no) fall (and) the dirt it tough; A pot a-cook but the food no 'nough. h/t Bob Marley
WATERSHED Investigations@watershed-i.bsky.social · yesterdayRiverford did eventually navigate admin barriers & get on-farm water storage - but, with climate change driving hotter, drier summers, warmer, wetter winters, water security for agriculture needs to be prioritised if we're to have food security: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sustainable fund launches stutter amid industry caution reut.rs/4yXlRg2
Sustainable fund launches stutter amid industry caution
The global sustainable fund industry has seen just a handful of new launches this year as weak performance, investor withdrawals and heightened regulatory scrutiny prompt asset managers to close products and rethink how they market sustainability.
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Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters
Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters
Most of the zoo’s 16 lions have struggled to cope with high humidity this summer
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UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions
UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions
Exclusive: Environment Agency is considering whether to prosecute Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of carcinogenic benzene A plastic manufacturer in the north of England is facing potential legal action over emissions of benzene, a carcinogenic chemical with no safe level, the Guardian can reveal. The Environment Agency (EA) is considering taking legal action against Huntsman Polyurethanes in Teesside for a potential breach of licence, which is a criminal offence. Continue reading...
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India's edible oil imports hit 10-month peak in July on higher palm buying, dealers say reut.rs/4pUcN7H
India's edible oil imports hit 10-month peak in July on higher palm buying, dealers say
India's edible oil imports climbed to their highest level in 10 months in July as refiners increased purchases of palm oil and soyoil to replenish inventories ahead of the festival season amid tightening domestic supplies, five dealers said.
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Extreme heat continues to grip Southern Europe
Extreme heat continues to grip Southern Europe
A Spanish industrial fire prompted toxic alerts, while France shut nuclear reactors to protect river levels. In Greece, severe wildfires have claimed five lives, marking one of its worst environmental crises in a decade as extreme heat continues across the region.
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Parisians are discovering a new way to enjoy the Seine on electric hydrofoil boards. The activity gives riders the sensation of flying above the water while producing no noise or direct emissions. #EuropeNews ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/tDz2
As wildfires rage across Europe, the EU has launched its largest-ever cross-border firefighting response. Do you want to know how the EU's firefighting response system works? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot. #EuXl ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/0Cc1
Tehran warns it will target US vessels attempting to alter approved shipping corridors or maintain a naval blockade.
Iran to target any US warship imposing different route in Hormuz
Tehran warns it will target US vessels attempting to alter approved shipping corridors or maintain a naval blockade.
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At least eight second-hand gas-carrying ships have been sold and subsequently used to carry Russian cargoes in the past six months, bolstering Moscow's ability to keep exporting liquefied natural gas once tougher sanctions take effect in 2027. ft.trib.al/Zz6xYUc
Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase
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The Wildlife Trusts’ fight to save a historic English landscape – podcast
The Wildlife Trusts’ fight to save a historic English landscape – podcast
Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland to find out why the UK’s Wildlife Trusts are trying to raise £30m to buy it from its current owner
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Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz reut.rs/4hducG9
Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz
Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.
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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : une frappe russe visant la ville de Soumy fait un mort et plusieurs blessés
EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : une frappe russe visant la ville de Soumy fait un mort et plusieurs blessés
« Les Russes ont attaqué les infrastructures civiles de la ville avec des bombes aériennes guidées », a rapporté, sur Telegram, le chef de l’administration militaire de l’oblast, Oleh Hryhorov.
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The fire started around Monday afternoon in a nature reserve near the village of Oostrum in Limburg province, close to the border with Germany. #EuropeNews
Forest fire spreads in southern Netherlands nature reserve
The fire started around Monday afternoon in a nature reserve near the village of Oostrum in Limburg province, close to the border with Germany.
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Participants with poorly controlled asthma experienced a 70% drop in hospital admissions & days missed from work or school. Burning fossil fuels just isn't good for us in so many ways: share.google/qvBffNyFLoDy...
Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts
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Oxygen uptake of rainbow trout during acute warming: effects of oxygen supersaturation and aerobic exercise. doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
Oxygen uptake of rainbow trout during acute warming: effects of oxygen supersaturation and aerobic exercise
Naturally occurring oxygen supersaturation (hyperoxia) could provide refuge for fish from heat waves if thermal tolerance is limited by the ability to uptake sufficient oxygen to meet cellular oxygen ...
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On Friday, Trump had said he was "losing faith" in the prospect of a peace deal and threatened to hit Iran "very hard." ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/VjSu
Fears shared on Australia reaching bleak milestone in the spread of H5 bird flu
Fears shared on Australia reaching bleak milestone in the spread of H5 bird flu
There are fears Australia has reached a bleak milestone in the spread of H5 bird flu, following the discovery of a large group of dead and sick birds off South Australia's coast on Friday.
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La Corée du Sud enregistre un nouveau record de température, à 42,5 °C
La Corée du Sud enregistre un nouveau record de température, à 42,5 °C
Selon l’agence météorologique nationale KMA, le nombre annuel moyen de jours de vagues de chaleurs dans le pays est passé de huit dans les années 1970 à 19 sur les cinq dernières années.
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Britons move away from trend of grey paving and pristine lawns in an embrace of colour, with lavender a top choice
Purple reign: how shade became British gardeners’ favourite
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Beware: Following the drying heatwave and recent fire, the ground at Holme Fen may be very unstable, looking safe on the surface but burnt hollow underneath!
Great Fen@greatfen.org.uk · last wk.Please take care exploring around our reserves at the moment! The ground is so dry, cracks are becoming cavernous. Who knows where you’ll end up?! @wildlifebcn #drought #heatwave
In Cambridgeshire, chalk streams are already being artificially filled by the Environment Agency because of over-extraction of water. Building 150K homes in Greater Cambridgeshire is planned, all needing water, plus a water hungry data centre in Sutton. Is desalination a way to magic up water?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3d ago‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes The government’s housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south-east of England. Half the country was declared to be in serious drought this week, for the second consecutive year, with the Environment Agency warning of dire consequences for the economy, environment and wildlife. Continue reading...
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En Chine, le bilan de la crue soudaine dans le nord-ouest du pays s’alourdit, passant à 25 morts
En Chine, le bilan de la crue soudaine dans le nord-ouest du pays s’alourdit, passant à 25 morts
La Chine a été durement touchée par des conditions météorologiques extrêmes cet été. En juillet, deux glissements de terrain distincts, dans la province du Gansu et à Chongqing, ont respectivement fait 21 et 51 morts.
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