How Climate Change Could Destroy Our Food Supply

Thursday, August 16, 2012 How Climate Change Could Destroy Our Food Supply OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Downpours and heatwaves caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the risk of more price spikes such as this year's leap triggered by drought in the United States. U.S. Carbon Emissions: 2012 Levels At 20 Year Low Idaho Wildfire 2012: Towns Pack Up As Massive Fire Nears Gorilla Brothers, Alf And Kesho, Hug As They're Reunited After Three Years Apart (PHOTOS) U.S. Offshore Drilling Rules Finalized By Government Shark Spy Camera: Filmmaker Jeff Kurr On Shark Week's New Noninvasive Device (VIDEO) BLOG POSTS Samuel S. Epstein: As More About Fukushima Contamination and Casualties Is Known, Japan Proceeding Without Nuclear Reactors Nuclear power does not, as some contend, have to be part of the electricity future. The extremely painful lesson of the Fukushima tragedy is that Japan can emerge from it, without continuing to subject its people to the terrible dangers of atomic power. Gabe Elsner: Will Gov. Cuomo Listen to the Lobbyists and Gas Industry Consultants? Or the Citizens of New York? Mounting evidence suggests that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is eschewing science and public concerns in an effort to curry favor with the gas industry. Elliott Negin: Major League Baseball Copes With Climate Change The 12 months between June 2011 and this June were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1895. And July turned out to be the hottest month on record. What does this trend mean for the national pastime? David Vognar: Conversation With NAACP Climate Justice Initiative Director Jacqueline Patterson For more than two years the NAACP Climate Justice Initiative has been working to address climate change and help people understand how climate change will impact minorities and low-income communities. Zoe Helene: Eco Mom and Gaia Herbs VP of Sales Angela May Guerrant: on the Joy of Juggling Her Dream Jobs Angela May Guerrant is an eco-crusader-executive-poet; she's a lover of music, herbs, Earth, and a runner -- but a mama first.

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