Feeding the World, While the Earth Cooks [Live Webcast]
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
Farmers have coped with fickle weather since the dawn of human agriculture, and may have even kicked off local climate changes with early forest-clearing and the like. But agriculture has never before faced the extent of the challenge posed by contemporary global warming, which could result in an increase in extreme weather or simply subtle shifts in rainfall patterns that ultimately leave vital crops parched. [More]