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The rebirth of Hiware Bazar
How a drought-stricken community in India became a “village of millionaires”
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![Photo of corn growing out of dry, cracked dirt, with a red and yellow glare at the bottom and a yellow circle overlaid on the top right corner]()
![Photo of corn growing out of dry, cracked dirt, with a red and yellow glare at the bottom and a yellow circle overlaid on the top right corner]()
The Corn Belt will get hotter. Farmers will have to adapt.
The nation's largest corn producing region could soon be known as the Extreme Heat Belt.
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Northeast drought endangers Massachusetts’ cranberry harvest
Another year of erratic weather means cranberry farmers are facing slim margins and tough decisions.
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![a woman pets a dog near a low river with lots of dead dry grass]()
Why drought looks different depending on your region
The Northeast's 'flash drought' is a reminder that dryness isn't just a U.S. West problem.
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Pipe dreams: Why far-fetched Western water projects won’t go away
There are at least half a dozen major Western water pipeline projects under consideration, ranging from ambitious to outlandish.
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Heatflation: How sizzling temperatures drive up food prices
As heat waves strike Europe and China, crops are withering.
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Toxic algal blooms are driving up water costs in the Great Lakes
In Toledo, Ohio, monitoring and treating algae-contaminated water from Lake Erie costs $100 per family per year.
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![Cotton fields near the town of Ralls, about 30 miles east of Lubbock, on June 22.]()
![Cotton fields near the town of Ralls, about 30 miles east of Lubbock, on June 22.]()
West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records
2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.
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As North Carolina warms, one farm is turning to a tropical crop: Taro
It’s part of a larger effort to make the food system more resilient to climate change — and more delicious.
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![A front facing portrait of Kaipo Kekona, an Indigenous Hawaiian farmer.]()
The farmers restoring Hawaii’s ancient food forests that once fed an island
Maui is a hub for GMO research, but Indigenous farmers are trying to bring back the abundant and thriving landscapes of their ancestors.
