heat wave

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

Climate change projections suggest an increased variability of temperature and precipitation and extreme weather that can hit agriculture hard.

Feeding A Hotter World

Warmer air temperatures profoundly affect agricultural production by altering crop yield and livestock production. The heat is already on, and it's getting worse.

Mike DeVito

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

The heat is on, and it's profoundly affecting agricultural production - but the worst is yet to come.

Climate, Agriculture and the Challenges Ahead

Mike DeVito

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

Climate change will affect all of us, and agriculture could be the canary in the coal mine. It's all the world's problems, right on your plate.

Expand the Role of Renewable Resources to Scale Back Fossil Fuels

Nathan Ip

We need to use more renewable resources as opposed to burning fossil fuels for obtaining energy. Global warming is clearly in effect, causing each summer to be warmer than the last. To adapt to a warmer world we will need to reduce the burning of... Read More

How Is Climate Change Different From Global Warming?

Leni Schimpf

From nature we see that there is an overall change in climate, not only global warming. Trends demonstrate that the world is generally warming, however, some places will get more precipitation and some will get less. There is variability in the... Read More

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Environmental engineering duo explore natural solution to flooding south of Chicago

Sarah Anderson

Medill News Service, Northwestern University

Colleen O’Brien and Jen Jenkins are exploring whether a cluster of five grassland regions that form a rare natural oasis just south of Chicago could be dedicated as a space for stormwater collection to help mitigate flooding in the region.

Recipes for Food Security | Q&A: Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison set her sights on youth, food security, and the land

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

Indigenous Peoples’ communities' challenges and priorities of “food security, food sovereignty, and health have accelerated and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison Mikaila Way.

Recipes for Food Security | The return of Loko Ea

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture.

Recipes for Food Security | Ka moʻolelo o nā loko iʻa ma Hawaiʻi (The story of fishponds in Hawaii)

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

"Mo‘olelo," or storytelling, is embedded deeply in the Hawaiian culture. Now, groups of Native Hawaiians and allies are using it to destigmatize the traditional practice of fishponds and reunite with their roots.