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Cost of food not going to stop rising ‘in foreseeable future’

Grocery retailers have been seeing inflation of 3%-5% at wholesale level, and Mark Price, managing director of the big Waitrose chain in the UK, has warned it will rise to 5% in 2013.

Thu, 10 Jan, 2013

Why we must grow more food

THE challenge to feed an extra two billion people on planet earth by 2050 inspired a provocative title for a lecture and debate at the Euroscience Open Forum held in Dublin last week — “Will we starve or will we burn”.

Thu, 26 Jul, 2012

British Govt appoint 'ash' supremo

A volcanic ash “supremo” was appointed today by the British Government.

Tue, 31 May, 2011

Google launches interactive climate change map

Ministers and scientists unveiled a Google Earth map today showing potential impacts of global temperature rises of 4C, as they acknowledged the need to rebuild public trust in climate science.

Wed, 14 Jul, 2010

Global ‘perfect storm’ threat as population soars

THE world is heading for a “perfect storm” of soaring demand for food, water and energy by 2030 as the population grows, the British government’s chief scientist warned yesterday.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2009