#India - Farmers devastated after 80% of key crops are wiped out — here's what happened

Story by Tina Deines, February 4, 2026

"#TomatoFarmers in one region in India are struggling after their crops were hit hard by #pests and #climatic factors.

What's happening?

"The Pioneer reported on the challenging growing season for farmers around the town of #Gaulapar in northern India, an area that is known for tomato production. According to growers there, about 80% of their cultivated tomatoes have been damaged by pests.

"The publication also lists '#ClimaticFactors' as a challenge for tomato farmers. For one, young tomato plants suffered damage in the initial phase of cultivation due to #HighTemperatures during the planting season.

Why is this crop damage concerning?

"According to the publication, the drop in tomato yields has led to surging prices at the market, affecting consumers. While some farmers are benefitting from higher prices, most are suffering due to the crop damage they've endured.

"This is yet the latest example of the struggles facing food producers worldwide and the cascading impacts they have on consumers.

"One recent study tied recent dramatic price increases in staple foods to rising global temperatures, which are leading to prolonged droughts, more severe heat waves, unpredictable precipitation patterns, and other severe weather. For instance, #Malaysians are facing soaring prices at the supermarket after a heavy #monsoon season wiped out a number of local #crops."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/farmers-devastated-after-80-of-key-crops-are-wiped-out-here-s-what-happened/ar-AA1VFvS7

#FoodInsecurity #HungerGames #Malaysia #ClimateChange

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/climate-change/2025/01/13/510631/earth-breaks-yearly-heat-record-and-lurches-past-dangerous-warming-threshold/

#ClimateChange #International #News #Weather #GlobalWarming #HighTemperatures #Nasa #NationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAdministration #RecordHeat

#RecordBreaking #Temperatures Mask a Subtler Threat: #ChronicHeat

Long-term exposure to #HighTemperatures — even if they’re not abnormally high — is a growing health risk, particularly for outdoor workers and disadvantaged communities. [And plants and other living things]

Original article:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-22/record-breaking-temperatures-mask-a-subtler-threat-chronic-heat

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/L0GHG#selection-1757.0-1763.169

#RecordBreakingHeat #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis

More Get Shot When It's Hot !

#HighTemperatures Equal Higher Propensity For #GunViolence...

#DataScience research team pulled #urban temperature data from #NASA and cross referenced shooting data from the #GunViolence Archive

Confirming What We Already Knew ... Heat Factors Add To Human Violence

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-courts/buffalo-gun-violence-high-temperatures-climate-change-shootings/article_2da03c92-6643-11ef-9651-6fd0123b7bd7.html

#EDF cuts #nuclear production in reaction to soaring temperatures

Story by Eleanor Butler
August 14, 2024

"EDF has reduced its electricity production at nuclear sites in France in response to soaring temperatures.

"Three reactors are currently affected, although the energy provider has said 'there is no safety risk'.

"A reactor located at the #BugeyNuclearPlant, a site near Lyon, has been closed since 12 August.

"Also near Lyon, the #SaintAlbanNuclearPlant has experienced production cuts since 11 August, and similar measures are being taken at the #Tricastin site. This is located in the South East of France, north of Avignon.

"Heat-related incidents aren't a new complication for EDF but rather a recurring problem, as exemplified when the firm published a #ClimateChange action plan last month.

"The firm classed #heatwaves as an 'acute risk' but estimated that annual production losses linked to #water resources would only amount to 1.5% in 2050.

"Today, these losses amount to around 0.3% of production a year for EDF.

"#HighTemperatures can interfere with nuclear processes as reactors are heavily reliant on water."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/edf-cuts-nuclear-production-in-reaction-to-soaring-temperatures/ar-AA1oN6Qi

#ExtremeHeat #GlobalWarming #HeatWave
#NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #RenewablesNow #France #WaterIsLife

Winter? What winter?

https://venera.social/display/85a863ed-1266-69ff-9f8e-8b0995297348

#LUCENACITY — All public and private schools in San Jose, #Romblon will hold in-person classes only in the morning starting Monday until the end of the month to minimize the exposure of teachers and students to #HighTemperatures brought by extreme hot weather. #BurningEarth #Philippines

Romblon town mayor orders morning-inly on-site classes amid heat
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1926897/romblon-town-mayor-orders-morning-only-on-site-classes-amid-heat?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery