Drought – MOSAEC

Why Coffee Prices Are Soaring (Again)

Wholesale coffee prices are trading near a 50-year high because of shortages related to extreme weather and increased global demand.

By Santul Nerkar

Canals Drought Freight (Cargo) Global Warming Panama Panama Canal and Canal Zone Panama City (Panama) Ships and Shipping Shortages

To Save the Panama Canal From Drought, a Disruptive Fix

In the wake of a drought that hampered shipping, the Panama Canal’s overseers are eager to expand water storage. Climate change leaves them no choice.

By Peter S. Goodman and Federico Rios

Cruises Drought Floods Global Warming Levees and Dams Mississippi River Rivers Ships and Shipping Travel and Vacations Viking River Cruises Inc

How Climate Change Is Changing the Mississippi’s Cruise Business

Though operators are building ships, and towns are investing in landings and other infrastructure, fluctuations in the river’s flow, exacerbated by climate change, are hampering sailings.

By Rowan Moore Gerety

China Drought Evacuations and Evacuees Guangdong Province (China) Guangxi (China) Inner Mongolia Jiangxi (China) Landslides and Mudslides Rain Weather

Heavy Rains Lash Southern China, Killing at Least 9

Rains set off landslides and inundated villages in the south, forcing thousands to evacuate. In the north, residents sweltered through a drought.

By Meaghan Tobin and John Liu