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The New York Times has the fascinating story of how the city's transit system was pulled back from the brink of disaster.
Food security expert David Lobell says climate change is already throwing our food systems for a loop. To survive the coming decades, he says, we’re going to need all the tools at our disposal.
Climate change brings unpredictable disasters, and unpredictable disasters aren't budgeted for, which puts governments in a bind.
Researchers have found that sea levels will rise for thousands of years to come, at least 1.1 meters by the year 3000 and maybe a lot more. So try and build your ark by then.
Which absolutely should not surprise you.
Companies like Monsanto and Syngenta want farmers to think of drought-tolerant seeds as an insurance policy against hot, dry weather. But for farmers who don't take care of the soil, these seeds look like a gamble.
We asked Grist readers for suggestions for how to rock the holidays without partaking of the shopping madness and materialism. Boy, did you deliver.
Well, that last part isn't true.
The Food and Environmental Reporting Network released a striking report this week (Sept. 18) describing how industrial agriculture and climate change are...
