A large-scale model study now shows how the global food system can contribute to the fight against global warming. It ...

Many U.S. farmers, especially in parts of the country that have snow during the winter, plant crops earlier in the growing season than they did in the past century because spring comes earlier now.

The world must take urgent, coordinated steps to deliver on both climate and clean air agendas. In March 2025, representatives of governments, inter- and non-governmental organizations converged in ...

Articles in this project are edited by Carey Gillam, managing editor of The New Lede. For decades, leading US farm leaders likened efforts to rein in harmful climate change as attacks on agriculture ...

This week the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM)—a datum used by gardeners and farmers to determine which plants are most likely ...

Humans must drastically alter food production to prevent the most catastrophic effects of global warming, according to a new report from the United Nations panel on climate change. The panel of ...

Critical global warming limits are on the cusp of being breached and people are already facing dangerous climate impacts. The ...

But with winters warming, even by a few degrees, apple trees will want to break dormancy earlier. Einhorn said, “Instead of being at 30 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter, maybe now the days are at 34 ...

Martina Otto is Head of Secretariat for the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Kaveh Zahedi is Director of the Office of Climate ...