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Oct. 4, 2024 at 11:52 am CDT

The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of grain exports and essential supplies that are the region's lifeline.

By Bruno Kelly, Jake Spring, Reuters

Oct. 4, 2024 at 11:13 am CDT

Health officials in California are monitoring other exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu were confirmed on Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

By Ahmed Aboulenein, Leah Douglas, Reuters

Oct. 4, 2024 at 8:24 am CDT

U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.

By David Shepardson, Dovinsola Oladipo, Reuters

Oct. 3, 2024 at 11:35 am CDT

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane emissions without […]

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect

Jul. 25, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

Devils Lake, North Dakota | Reuters – U.S. spring wheat crops in northwest and north-central North Dakota are expected to produce the highest yields since at least 1994, the Wheat Quality Council said on an annual tour on Wednesday. Crop scouts estimated the average hard red spring wheat yield at […]

By Heather Schlitz