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Two scenarios for the melting of the Alps' largest glacier

The Alps’ iconic glaciers are melting, but there’s still time to save (most of) the biggest

By Matthias Huss | Climate Change, Special Topics

No debate: On existential threats, Biden, Trump, and CNN all largely failed

By John Mecklin, Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

Is there any debate? This is the existential threat scorecard you need to rate the Biden and Trump matchup

By John Mecklin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

May issue: The future of food in a time of climate change

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

corn maze with Einstein's face and spiral galaxy

Introduction: Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

Regenerative agriculture sequesters carbon—but that’s not the only benefit and shouldn’t be the only goal

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change, Special Topics

Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Special Topics

cows in Switzerland against mountains

Does ‘net zero’ mean zero cows?

By John Lynch, Raymond Pierrehumbert | Climate Change, Special Topics

early botanical illustration of breadfruit

What if potatoes grew on trees? An interview with the Breadfruit Institute’s Diane Ragone

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

flood-resistant rice field in India, before and after

We need to act now to ensure global food security and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

By Bradley R. Ringeisen, Clarice de Azevedo Souza, Elizabeth Njuguna, Pamela C. Ronald | Climate Change, Special Topics

European city with rooftop garden

What do we really know about urban agriculture’s impact on people, places, and the planet?

By Agnès Fargue-Lelièvre, Jason K. Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein, Lidia Poniży, Erica Dorr | Climate Change, Special Topics

climate protests COP28

We cannot afford another lost year for food and climate action

By Emile Frison | Climate Change, Special Topics