On the basis of current carbon emissions rates and climate policies, average global temperatures are projected to increase to 2.9°C above preindustrial averages by the end of the century. Such an ...

How award-winning scientist Meha Jain is using satellite data to help India's farmers adapt to climate change.

An Oct. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a graph that shows global wheat, rice and coarse grain production has increased along with global temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels ...

Adaptation refers to efforts to reduce the risks of climate variability and change and make a system more resilient. Adapting agriculture to climate change can better prepare farmers and producers for ...

I was honored a couple of weeks ago to be invited by Charlie Du, president of Columbia University Global Dialogue and founder of the World Salon series and website, to participate as a panelist on a ...

Global Impact: Climate change is working havoc on global food sustainability and agriculture, posing a significant threat to the world’s most vulnerable populations. Rising temperatures, changing ...

Irregular rainfall and drought in Mali has significantly reduced Satou Coulibaly’s millet and groundnut harvest in recent years. “It's getting harder and harder to get enough to eat," she says.

Changes to the seasons will also have big impacts on the environment—altering the growing seasons for plants and changing ...

Each summer, more and more lake beaches are forced to close due to toxic algae blooms. While climate change is often blamed, new research suggests a more complex story: climate interacts with human ...