45860 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/smoky-skies-delay-crops-grounds-honey-bees-1.6115389?cmp=rssThe haze this summer may not only be a detriment to human health — it could also have a negative impact on food production. While studies indicate smoke helps seed germination and can even ripen fruit, such as bananas, it may also delay plant maturity by prohibiting photosynthesis.2021-07-24T15:15+0200CBC-e6eb1ae3c0a2d70798eb17d4511fe9ca20210724151500https://www.greenme.it/informarsi/crisi-climatica/eventi-estremi-poche-settimane/Non è un avvertimento, è una triste realtà: la crisi climatica ci sta travolgendo. In poche settimane un concentrato di eventi estremi che hanno un’unica matrice. Dalle temperature insopportabili, agli incendi “naturali” fino alle alluvioni e al tornado di zanzare, il tempo è davvero finito.2021-07-24T11:36+0200greenme-f4c1068b3ef76ef40b583e70cf16f01320210724113600https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-wildfires-canadian-military-1.6115446?cmp=rssSoldiers with the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry prepare to depart the Canadian Forces Base Shilo to help fight wildfires on Friday. (MCpl HJL MacRae) The Canadian military deployed 86 soldiers from its Shilo base Friday morning to help fight forest fires in eastern Manitoba.2021-07-24T02:01+0200CBC-cf43877bd151dcafc3345a637b82b18520210724020100https://menafn.com/1102498714/Extreme-weather-is-sweeping-the-world-with-devastating-floods-and-wildfires-on-3-continents-at-once&source=33- NewsIn.Asia) July 23 (Insider) – Extreme weather is striking all over the world, illustrating how vulnerable swathes of humanity are natural disasters. Some events — like wildfires sweeping the western US — are seasonal, while others came as a total surprise. Subscribe to our Whatsapp channel for the latest updates on the news you need to know.2021-07-23T20:52+0200menafn-65a8e72f6240cec01ed623606e14f38c20210723205200