The country’s current floods are far worse because of decades of river and floodplain mismanagement, experts say
Saving Fuel on the Farm by Making Hay
A new look at crop rotations show farms could cut their energy use and still stay in business
“I predict we will see global protein shortages within our own lifetime.”
—Peter Barr, Chairman of the Meat and Livestock Commission
Read: “A Time of Warming”
Chapter 1 (and preface) of Brian Fagan’s book “The Great Warming”
Read: “Organic farming boosts biodiversity” by James Randerson
New Scientist, 11 Oct 2004
Read: “Intensive farming good for forests” by Fred Pearce
New Scientist, 25 Aug 2009
Success story: Regreening Africa with forested farms
Farmers in West Africa are encouraging saplings to grow, making their land much more productive
“The Plant: Corn’s Conquest” by Michael Pollan
Chapter 1 of The Omnivore’s Dilemma
War in Africa triggered by warming
Rising temperatures will spark more war in Africa—unless the link is broken through improvements in agriculture, a new study argues
Hot, flat, crowded—and preparing for the worst
In a clarion call to other developing nations, Bangladesh is girding itself against the hazards of a warmer world
