Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJul 10, 2019
From farm to fork, agriculture fuels global heating. Can the world eat well but stay a little cooler? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkNov 1, 2018
Think global, buy local—but better still, choose vegetables and fruit to help slow climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigFeb 24, 2018
The Guardian uncovers records of incidents like chicken being rinsed off after falling on the floor, bloody standing water from drains blocked with meat parts—and much worse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkMay 27, 2017
One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the agricultural food industry, but the political will to tackle the issue is lacking. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkApr 12, 2017
Researchers say that the rapidly increasing abstraction of groundwater for irrigation is depleting aquifers in key food-producing regions in the U.S., China and India. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkOct 6, 2016
New study shows grassland species can't survive such rapid temperature increases. The grass family includes wheat, corn, rice and many other plants that underwrite human survival. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown / Climate News NetworkSep 26, 2016
With the effects of climate change threatening food supply as population grows, “China is positioning itself for the struggle to come—the struggle to find enough to eat,” says a leading U.K. climate scientist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkApr 27, 2016
The rapidly growing human population can feed itself without worsening climate change by destroying the planet’s forests, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkMar 3, 2016
As many governments seek to promote healthy diets, scientists warn that climate-related reductions in fruit and vegetable production could have deadly consequences. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2015
Coca-Cola’s chief scientist and health officer has left the company after helping set up a nonprofit research group tasked with downplaying the role of sugary drinks in the obesity epidemic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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