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Five charts: How climate change is driving up food prices around the world

Extreme weather events have been a recent factor in huge fluctuations in global food prices. Price volatility is “likely to be an increasingly common feature of our highly integrated global food systems,” one researcher says.

Oil and ink mix as Chevron reports the ‘news’ in Texas, New Mexico

In the fossil fuel-rich Permian Basin, the major producer runs a regional website that combines industry perspective with feel-good local stories. The company runs similar websites in California and Ecuador.

Hunger was already bad enough for those with food insecurity. Then Beryl hit.

Widespread power outages eliminated air conditioning. They also caused food to spoil in homes, supermarkets and warehouses, aggravating chronic nutrition challenges in the Houston region.

Hurricanes, climate and Texas: How they look in 2024 vis-à-vis 2008

TCN’s very first article asked if then-recent Hurricane Ike’s devastation might prompt Texans to take climate change more seriously. Bob Henson retrospectively considers that question with an eye on changes in science and policy.

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