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For the Hopi Tribe, withering corn crops show impact of climate change

ARIZONA_MN, climate, corn, drought, farming, FARMING_CN, food, impacts, justice, NEWS_ARCHIVE, RSS_NEWSBy CCR@IIXXI8 December 1, 2020

For 2,000 years, the Hopi have been growing corn in an arid landscape, relying on the rains. Now climate change threatens their farming traditions.

Americans Have Planted So Much Corn That It’s Changing the Weather

corn, FARMING_MN, industrial agricultureBy Aliya December 3, 2018

More corn means more transpiration. Which, in turn, produces slightly cooler temperatures and increased precipitation. The fact that corn is a non-native species boosts the...

5 Major Crops In The Crosshairs Of Climate Change

coffee, corn, crops, FARMING_MN, food, food security, food system, FOOD-FEEDING_CNBy Aliya October 25, 2018

Climate change is coming like a freight train, or a rising tide. And our food, so dependent on rain and suitable temperatures, sits right in...