In the wake of extreme weather worldwide, severe droughts across the United States and Canada, out of season tropical storms, and other climatological catastrophes, scientists are arguing that the planet is experiencing the beginnings of global climate change.
In the United States, extreme weather has taken the form of major droughts. Lack of rainfall and unusually high temperatures punished farmers last summer, crippling production and threatening profits across the country.
While American farmers saw their incomes threatened by severe weather, farmers in the developing world are facing famine and starvation in the wake of climate change. “Climate change is a new challenge facing farmers, and I have to learn about it,” said Micas Luis, a Mozambican agricultural officer. “With my current knowhow I cannot answer questions posed by farmers who are grappling with a rise in pests, diseases, poor rainfall and flash floods in my country.”
International organizations are working to send advisors and experts to farms across the developing world, hoping to offer Third World farmers new techniques, new technologies, and new crop strains that can withstand new weather extremes.
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Written by: Justin Ellison / Farm Plus Staff Writer