The Best Reporting on California’s Drought

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2014 This year may be the driest in California in half a millennium. These reports explore how the drought is affecting agriculture, business and living conditions in the nation’s most populous state. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Climate Change Heralds End of Civilizations

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 14, 2014 New research supports the growing body of evidence that many past civilizations have collapsed because of climate change. So is history repeating itself? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warming Threatens to Cut Crop Yields

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Aug 2, 2014 The odds on food production being unable to meet the needs of an expanding population are hard to predict, but a new study shows that the risk increases dramatically when man-made climate change is factored in. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pakistan Ill-Prepared for Climate Crises

By Saleem Shaikh, Climate News Network Aug 1, 2014 Evidence that shifting weather patterns are adding to flooding and drought emergencies in Pakistan has not stirred the government into preparing for disaster management, climate seminar delegates say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rising Heat Hits Indian Wheat Crop

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 28, 2014 Satellite imaging highlights the growing need to change agricultural practices in South Asia as higher average temperatures cause the reduction of crop yields on the Indo-Gangetic plain. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Faces Deadly Cost for Climate Inaction

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 13, 2014 A study by the European Commission spells out the probable cost to the continent of failing to act to reduce the impacts of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gene Machinery Helps Plants Handle CO2 Rise

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 10, 2014 The discovery by U.S. biologists of how plants respond to increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere could provide agricultural scientists with new tools to engineer crops that can deal with droughts and high temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

South Asia Slow to Act on Water Threats

By Nivedita Khandekar, Climate News Network Jul 7, 2014 A study of the five countries sharing and relying on the Indian subcontinent’s great rivers shows that Bangladesh is the only one that is taking climate change seriously. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Climate Puts U.S. at Risk of Multibillion Dollar Bill

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jun 29, 2014 U.S. government and business are warned that climate change could cost the economy billions of dollars because of the increasing risk of property damage, reduced harvests and workers incapacitated by extreme heat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Drinking Urine the Answer to California’s Drought?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 25, 2014 It may sound a bit unpalatable, but pee may be a better option for the Golden State than the desalination of ocean water. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Corn’s Gravy Train Faces Derailment

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Jun 22, 2014 Corn produced annually in the U.S. is estimated to be enough to fill a freight train stretching around the world, but climate change and unsustainable use of water resources and fertilizers threaten the industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rain Forest Tribes Seek World Cup Spotlight

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Jun 17, 2014 Leaders of indigenous tribes in the Amazon rain forest seek to use the global spotlight on the soccer World Cup in Brazil to publicize the plea for recognition of their lands and an end to dam building and deforestation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )