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food insecurity

Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Special Topics

Nowhere to hide: How a nuclear war would kill you—and almost everyone else. (Chinese)

By François Diaz-Maurin, Thomas Gaulkin | Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Nowhere to hide: How a nuclear war would kill you—and almost everyone else. (RU)

By François Diaz-Maurin, Thomas Gaulkin | Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Nowhere to hide: How a nuclear war would kill you—and almost everyone else.

By François Diaz-Maurin, Thomas Gaulkin | Investigative Reporting, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

New roots of famine: How climate crises and global conflict combine to threaten millions in the Horn of Africa

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Climate Change

Drawing of sushi

Even Republicans worry climate change could impact their favorite foods

By Mike Hoffmann, Danielle L. Eiseman, Jonathon P. Schuldt | Climate Change

Ukrainian refugees from 2022, crossing into Poland. Credit: Міністерство внутрішніх справ України. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

How to host a refugee, spot fake war images, say “welcome” in Ukrainian, and more

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Wheat. Credit: Rawpixel. CC0 1.0.

Global hunger crisis looms as war in Ukraine sends food prices soaring

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk

Credit: Matt Field. Based in part on images by Evan Swigart, FeastingMadeEasy / Lili, and NickSS from London (all CC BY 2.0).

Overweight and underwater: obesity and climate change

By Matt Field | Climate Change, What We’re Reading