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Brazil planted vast eucalyptus forests for pulp; 45 years later scientists found groundwater had fallen by 4.5 metres

In Brazil, extensive eucalyptus plantations are triggering alarms regarding water supply. Groundwater levels in Minas Gerais have noticeably dropped over decades, prompting local populations to voice their struggles with diminishing stream flows and reduced water access. The prevalence of these monocultures disrupts local ecosystems and water retention. Brazil's situation underscores…

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Coffee Prices Rise as Brazil Rain Forecasts May Delay Harvest

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) closed up +4.60 (+1.44%) on Tuesday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +68 (+1.80%). Coffee prices settled higher on Tuesday as short covering emerged after an unexpected chance of rain was forecast for Minas Gerais, Brazil’s largest coffee-growing region, which could further...

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Coffee Prices Climb on Unexpected Rain Forecasts for Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +2.90 (+0.91%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +62 (+1.64%). Coffee prices are moving higher today as short covering emerged after an unexpected chance of rain was forecast for Minas Gerais, Brazil’s largest coffee-growing region, which could further delay...

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Arabica Coffee Prices Jump as Heavy Rains Delay Brazil Coffee Harvest

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +3.75 (+1.37%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -74 (-2.04%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Arabica coffee is climbing as heavy rains in Brazil are delaying the country’s coffee harvest. Somar Meteorologia reported today that rainfall in Minas Gerais,...

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Meet ‘Voices from the South’, The Conversation Brazil’s podcast on science and climate in Brazil and Australia

It was quite an effort: six months of work, researches in two countries, trips to the Amazon and the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, and dozens of interviews with Brazilian and Australian researchers — both academics and/or owners of the ancestral knowledge of Indigenous peoples.

The Conversation

Rescuers race to find survivors after deadly nursing home collapse in Brazil

Brazil is searching for survivors after part of a building housing a nursing home collapsed in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais state. At least six people have died and several others remain missing as firefighters continue to dig through the debris.

Euronews

Search for Brazil flood survivors continues as death toll rises to 64

Landslides and flooding in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state triggered by days of heavy rain have claimed the lives of 64 people, authorities say

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At least 53 dead after heavy rain causes severe flooding in Brazil

Brazil’s meteorology institute said the weather came with risks of power outages, falling tree branches and lightening strikes

The Independent UK

Severe floods in southeast Brazil kill at least 23 and force hundreds to evacuate

Severe floods in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 23 people in Minas Gerais and left dozens missing

The Independent UK

Arabica Coffee Prices Fall on Brazil Rain Forecasts

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Thursday closed down -5.50 (-1.57%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +34 (+0.82%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Thursday due to divergent global weather. Arabica coffee prices were under pressure Thursday amid forecasts of steady rains in Minas Gerais, Brazil's main...

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Coffee Prices Mixed on Divergent Global Weather

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today closed down -5.20 (-1.48%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is up +39 (+0.94%). Coffee prices are mixed today on divergent global weather. Arabica coffee prices are under pressure amid forecasts of steady rains in Minas Gerais, Brazil's main coffee-growing region, over the...

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Coffee Prices Slip on Brazil Rains and a Recovery in ICE Inventories

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -0.40 (-0.12%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is down -0.56 (-1.37%). Coffee prices are slightly lower today on rain forecasts for Brazil. The Weather Channel has forecast showers every day this week in Minas Gerais, Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing region. The...

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Coffee Prices Rally on Below-Normal Weekly Brazilian Rainfall

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is up sharply by +6.40 (+1.88%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is up +88 (+2.33%). Coffee prices are trading sharply higher today after Somar Meteorologia reported that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received 38.3 mm of rain during the week...

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Arabica Coffee Rallies Due to Below Normal Precipitation in Brazil

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is up +7.40 (+2.00%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -12 (-0.27%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Arabica coffee is moving higher today due to dryness concerns in Brazil after Somar Meteorologia reported that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais,...

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A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the death of the river.”

Radio France Internationale

How Brazil’s booming coffee industry is driving deforestation

As Brazil prepares to host the UN’s climate conference next month, its coffee industry is under growing scrutiny for fuelling massive deforestation – and for threatening the very crop that made the country famous.

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Coffee Prices Slightly Lower on Rain Forecasts for Brazil and Vietnam

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is down -0.30 (-0.08%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25 ) is down -60 (-1.30%). Coffee prices are moving lower today on forecasts for beneficial rains in Brazil and Vietnam. Climatempo has forecasted weekend rains for Minas Gerais, Brazil's main region for growing arabica...

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Below-Average Rainfall in Brazil Pushes Coffee Prices Sharply Higher

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is up +10.85 (+2.91%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25 ) is up +116 (+2.59%). Coffee prices are sharply higher on signs of excessive dry conditions in Brazil's main coffee-growing region. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received...

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Arabica Coffee Supported by Dry Conditions in Brazil

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +7.70 (+2.67%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is down -4 (-0.12%). Arabica coffee is sharply higher for a second day today due to below-average rainfall in Brazil. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received...

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Below-Average Rain in Brazil Supports Coffee Prices

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +3.80 (+1.34%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +73 (+2.19%). Coffee prices are climbing today as below-average rainfall in Brazil has sparked some short-covering in coffee futures. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais,...

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Arabica Coffee Resumes Climb on Dry Brazil Weather

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +8.85 (+2.98%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +5 (+0.15%). Arabica coffee prices are trading higher, seeing continued support from dry weather conditions in Brazil. Somar Meteorologia reported on Monday that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received...

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Coffee Prices Slammed as Frost Risks in Brazil Recede

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -10.10 (-3.09%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -161 (-4.04%). Coffee prices today are sharply lower after updated weather forecasts removed the chance of frost in Brazil's coffee-growing regions of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. Coffee prices have been...

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Coffee Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Slack Rain in Brazil

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) Monday closed up +9.05 (+2.48%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) closed up +108 (+2.22%). Coffee prices on Monday settled sharply higher due to lighter-than-normal rainfall in Brazil's coffee-growing regions. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that Brazil's biggest arabica coffee growing area of Minas Gerais,...

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Lack of Rain in Brazil Boosts Coffee Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is up +8.70 (+2.38%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is up +81 (+1.66%). Coffee prices today are sharply higher due to lighter-than-normal rainfall in Brazil's coffee-growing regions. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's biggest arabica coffee growing area of Minas Gerais, received...

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Rain Forecasts for Brazil Weigh on Coffee Prices

May arabica coffee (KCK25 ) today is down -10.95 (-2.84%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25 ) is down -81 (-1.47%). Coffee prices today are moderately lower, with arabica posting a 2-week low. Arabica coffee is under pressure after Somar Meteorologia forecast widespread showers next week in Minas Gerais, Brazil's...

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