As David Barber, a partner at agriculture and food investors Astanor Ventures, told me while reporting my latest feature, modern agriculture has been built on three key assumptions: cheap energy, free...
Tag: Drought
Here’s The Latest Data On Climate And Food And It’s Not Good
Challenges abound as industrial agriculture is threatened by access to key resources from water to healthy soils. As a devastating and historic drought from Illinois to Texas to California grinds on, ...
The Dust Bowl ‘Then’ – Climate Change ‘Now’ Argument Deconstructed
There is no doubt about it. Much of the United States is going to experience sweltering heat in the coming days as we transition to the summer season. NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center discussion said,...
Southern California water restrictions start today as drought worsens
Paul Ramirez, 54, waters the front lawn at his home on St. Louis St. in Boyle Heights, as his dog Bandit, a 2 year old Yorkshire terrier, jumps for joy. Mel Melcon | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images S...
South Korea’s incoming administration pushes to end ICO drought
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) banned ICOs Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration has included approval of initial coin offerings (ICOs) among its 110 national tasks Yoon’s administration i...
Lake Powell Glen Canyon Dam water release delayed due to drought
Water levels are at a historic low at Lake Powell on April 5, 2022 in Page, Arizona. Rj Sangosti| Medianews Group | The Denver Post via Getty Images The federal government on Tuesday announced it will...
How Water Became A Weapon, The Caribbean’s Food Insecurity Problem And From Blog To $25 Million Business
It’s been a busy week on the food and agriculture beat: There was the House Agriculture Committee hearing featuring top meatpacking CEOs, there was Beyond Meat’s pop from McPlant fake news, and ...
Californians May Face ‘Unprecedented’ Full Watering Ban Due To Drought Crisis
Topline In what would be Southern California’s most drastic water conservation effort yet, the region’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) announced Wednesday it may ban outdoor watering completely in ...
What The West’s Drought Means For Food, Why The Food Industry Needs Economic Justice And Have We Reached Peak Vegan Chicken Nugget?
I started Fresh Take to keep sustainability at the forefront of the conversation every week, not just when the newsletter falls on Earth Day. That said, I’ve put together a particularly climate-focuse...
Dry Weather Forecast Calls For Higher Food Prices And Billions In Farm Losses
Record-breaking drought is reordering American agriculture. Third-generation San Joaquin Valley farmer Gary Beene will plant only half his 1,200 acres this year. He doesn’t have enough water for the o...
Western U.S. Drought Approaches Historic Levels
Hurricanes and tornadoes get a lot of attention and rightfully so. They can be significant stressors on our socio-economic fabric in the United States. They are also more episodic and “buzzworthy” eve...
Developers flood Arizona with homes even as drought intensifies
California just experienced its driest January and February ever, and the snowpack is dangerously low. As the West enters its third year of drought, water sources are drying up, and restrictions on th...
Arizona farmers are slammed by water cuts in the West amid drought
Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir. Emma Newburger | CNBC CASA GRANDE, ...
California slashes supplies to water agencies amid record drought
A cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California water officials on Friday said the...
A Taipei Executive Believes GameFi Can Fix Gaming’s Creative Drought; Bitcoin, Ether Are Flat in Light Trading
At one point bitcoin was trading at about $39,00, slightly up over the previous 24 hours. Ether was selling at just over $2,550, off slightly over the same period. Other major cryptos in the CoinDesk ...
Cricket’s Return In Pakistan Cemented As Australia Ends 24-Year Tour Drought
The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi will host the first Test. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / … [+] AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The impeachment of ...
Climate Change Could Drive Wildfire Risk Up 50% By End Of Century, UN Warns
Topline Global warming and changing land use is set to drive up the risk of extreme wildfires by 50% by 2100, according to a landmark report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) publishe...
Western drought fueled by climate change is the worst in 1,200 years
A dried cracked lake bed at Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The megadrought gripping the American W...