Tag: climate change

In adapting to a new climate reality, Appalachia will need to draw not only on its people’s ingenuity and self-reliance, but on the knowledge and friendship of similarly-affected areas around the world. When it comes to under-resourced mountain regions with a history of coping with torrential flooding, no place may be a better friend to Appalachia than Yemen.

A recent study claims that by 2035, climate change could be pushing food prices up by between around 1% and 3% every year. By 2060, heat-related issues may increase prices by as much as 4.3% annually.