"In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt an array of crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing seasons."

"The impact may not yet be obvious in grocery stores and greenmarkets, but behind the organic apples and bags of rice and cans of cherry pie filling are hundreds of thousands of farmers, plant breeders and others in agriculture who are scrambling to keep up with climate change.

Drop a pin anywhere on a map of the United States and you’ll find disruption in the fields. Warmer temperatures are extending growing seasons in some areas and sending a host of new pests into others. Some fields are parched with drought, others so flooded that they swallow tractors.

Decades-long patterns of frost, heat and rain — never entirely predictable but once reliable enough — have broken down. In regions where the term climate change still meets with skepticism, some simply call the weather extreme or erratic. But most agree that something unusual is happening. "

Kim Severson reports for the New York Times April 30, 2019. [2]

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"Quiz: How Does Your Diet Contribute to Climate Change?" (New York Times) [5]

"Our Best Recipes for Climate-Friendly Cooking" (New York Times) [6]

"Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World" (New York Times) [7]

"How Does Your Love of Wine Contribute to Climate Change?" (New York Times) [8]