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A small group of people harvesting autumn vegetables in the fields on a small family farm

Going fully organic would raise greenhouse gas emissions

22 October 2019

Food yields would nearly halve if all farms in England and Wales went organic, meaning more land would have to be turned over to agriculture elsewhere
Extreme snow stopped plants and animals breeding in parts of Greenland

Extreme snow stopped plants and animals breeding in parts of Greenland

15 October 2019

Abnormally heavy snowfall in 2018 stopped almost all plants and animals breeding in parts of Greenland, and some migratory birds starved to death waiting for snow to melt

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