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Will extreme weather spur world leaders to act on climate change? | The Stream
It’s been a long and painful summer for much of the world. Blistering heatwaves in Europe, Asia and the Americas have left thousands dead, buckled roads and runways and fueled wildfires and floods across the globe. Scientists overwhelmingly attribute the widespread heatwave to climate change. They warn that rising global emissions from fossil fuels will continue to warm the planet and spur even more extreme weather…
Chinese mushrooms grown in ‘smart greenhouses’ spur multimillion dollar business
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Farmers in central China’s Hubei province have been growing mushrooms in smart greenhouses controlled by their smartphones. The intelligent greenhouses also allow farmers to monitor the growth of their produce remotely. Farmers say it is a more economical way to produce better products and avoid losses from natural disasters. Villagers sell the mushrooms on e-commerce platforms…