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"Ali El Mekaniki works in an orchard overlooking the town, owned by the local Greek Orthodox monks. It once enjoyed a favourable, sheltered climate, but now the olive flowers wilt in the April heat and unpredictable blasts of cold in May hobble the fruit. In town, the herbalist, Ahmed Saleh, said the drier weather had led to dustier winds: ‘The herbs are unhappy.’"
