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The plants and farmers providing us food for life are under increasing stress from drought, floods and heat, writes Cornell expert.

vEGU21 - EOS3.2 - Climate Literacy A somewhat rocky start On Monday, April 26 the 2nd week of vEGU21 - the all virtual General Assembly of the Eurogeosciences Union (EGU) - started into the scientific programs which were all held in the vPico format. The initial week had seen a much more relaxed schedule with mostly Great Debates, Union Symposia and Short Courses on the agenda. So, this start of the 2nd week saw a much increased pace, activities and attendees all rushing into the many online sessions running in parallel. So it was little wonder that many vPICO-sessions experienced some techn...

With the approach of the annual Earth Day activities, we offer 12 'big picture' books on biodiversity, oceans, food, and waste. For April’s bookshelf we take a cue from Earth Day and step back to look at the bigger picture. It wasn’t climate change that motivated people to attend the teach-ins and protests that marked that first observance in 1970; it was pollution, the destruction of wild lands and habitats, and the consequent deaths of species. The earliest Earth Days raised awareness, led to passage of new laws, and spurred conservation. But the original problems are still with us. And...

‘Our Changing Menu’: Warming climate serves up meal remake 13-Apr-2021 2:20 PM EDT, by Cornell University Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – How will climate change affect the world’s dinner plates? “Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need,” a new book from an imprint of Cornell University Press, presents a global climate tour of Earth’s foods – from vegetables, grains and meats to beverages and desserts – from the perspective of climate reality and explains how a warming world will affect your dinner plat...