Drought in Western Canada drives up food costs for restaurants already hurt by pandemic
Widespread drought in the Canadian Prairies is driving up commodity prices, leaving restaurants to contend with a higher cost of doing business.
David R Montgomery: Desertification is turning the Earth barren – but a solution is still within reach
The expansion of drylands is leaving entire countries facing famine. It’s time to change the way we think about agriculture.
How climate change is threatening the apples used to make craft cider
Warmer, rainier springs are a boon to fire blight, a disease that hits cider apple trees hard. It may soon threaten all apples, and other fruit crops.
Amid historic drought, a new water war in the West
A drought crisis has erupted in the Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border, with fish dying en masse and farmers infuriated that they have been...
Pesticides are becoming increasingly toxic for the world’s most important insects
Over the last 25 years, the toxicity of 381 pesticides in the U.S. more than doubled for pollinators and aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans, mayflies,...
As extreme weather batters America’s farm country, costing billions, banks ignore the financial risks of climate change
The effects on agriculture of more frequent and intense natural disasters could overwhelm lenders, destabilize the food supply and disrupt the global economy.
Climate change presents a critical juncture for Midwestern winemakers
For Midwest winemakers, higher temperatures mean more opportunities to grow different grape varieties – but bring a new slew of challenges.