By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkSep 13, 2013
Climate change hits different regions in different ways. As Europe's climate warms, some areas are already trying to adapt. New crops are being planted and there's a call for buildings that don't overheat in warm weather. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkSep 12, 2013
The southern region of Africa could be among areas hardest hit by climate change, and a rapidly expanding population is likely to add to future problems. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkJun 21, 2013
There are often hailstorms in Armenia and throughout the rugged and mountainous Caucasus region. But the ferocity of this one -- happening in mid- May when crops were just coming to life -- was highly unusual. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkMay 21, 2013
British farm animals and crops face a heightened health risk from several diseases encouraged by climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 29, 2013
In case you haven't yet heard of the so-called Monsanto Protection Act, it's a horrific piece of legislation that is tantamount to a huge corporate giveaway to the agricultural biotech giant Monsanto. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 26, 2012
Almost 30 percent of the American Midwest -- the area that produces most of the country’s corn, soybeans and livestock -- is suffering an escalation of its most extreme drought in five decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 29, 2009
Some 93 percent of soybeans and 80 percent of corn: Those numbers reflect how much of each crop is grown with seeds genetically altered under the patents of agro-giant Monsanto. An antitrust investigation is at hand, as questions about a monopoly status seem not too far off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 13, 2009
Global population is expected to hit 9.1 billion in the next 40 years, causing demand for food to double. The U.N. says we will need to produce 70 percent more food by 2050 or risk starving hundreds of millions of people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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