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The largest indoor vertical farm in the world is set to open in Newark, New Jersey, later this year.
Madrid, Jun 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Yagüe) Madrid registered a record-breaking 34 liters per square meter between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. during a storm Wednesday, making it its largest rainfall by volume in the month of June since 1920, when as much as 41 liters per square meter fell on the city.FOOTAGE OF THE MADRID RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY, SHOWING CIBELES AREA AND M-30 MOTORWAY
Paris, Aug 10 (EFE), (Camera: Marta Garde).- The largest urban farm built on a rooftop is set to open in Paris. Twenty workers will take care of the 14,000-square-meter farm, which is expected to produce up to 1,000kg of fruit and vegetables every day.FOOTAGE OF THE URBAN FARM AT THE rooftop of Paris Expo’s Pavillon 6.SOUNDBITES OF PASCAL HARDY, AGRIPOLIS PRESIDENT:1. "The idea is not to redo industrial agriculture in the city, it doesn't make sense. We try to extract the maximum number of lessons from everything that happens in the world of agriculture and food to propose a new productive, local and healthy model."2. "The technique that we have developed prevents from trapping urban pollution."3. "Our systems are totally closed and, which allows us to never be in contact with airborne particles."4. "We do not use pesticides or chemicals."5. "Prices are competitive. We are cheaper than biological but inevitably more expensive than conventional because we are in smaller areas than industrial agriculture is, we cannot mechanize and there is a lot of labour involved."6. "In two years, this area will become the largest urban farm on a roof in Europe. So far we have only installed a third."
Paris, Aug 10 (EFE).- The Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is cultivating an alternative solution to industrial agriculture on its rooftop: a 14,000-square-metre garden overlooking the Eiffel Tower. (Camera: MARTA GARDE. Editor: VICTORIA MORENO)
Atlanta (Georgia), Jul 17 (EFE / EPA) .- The State Farm Arena, home of the NBA Atlanta Hawks, will serve as the largest polling place in Georgia and will be attended by employees of the Atlanta Hawks. (CAMERA: Erik Lesser)
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