This summer's weather has been a vivid reminder that climate disruption is bringing cycles of dry spells, high heat, and heavy rains to the Chicago region.
The condition, linked to heat on a warming planet, is affecting laborers from Central America and Mexico. As scientists race to track the growing epidemic, its victims have been driven further into hiding.
Climate change, conflict, and trade tensions are putting pressure on the global food system. New research suggests the biggest risk is not food shortages, but whether societies can peacefully adapt to change.
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather. Perennial grains may better withstand extreme drought like the one earlier this year that devastated some wheat farmers in Kansas.
Maine quarries proliferate as property owners in coastal towns build sea walls, triggering a slough of local ordinances regulating where the rocks come and and where they go.
Data from around Maine suggests the state never fully recovered from last fall’s drought, leaving the state in a tough position as conditions worsen once again, according to the Maine Drought Task Force.
