But, given global warming, drought, weather instability and runaway energy costs, hydroponic agriculture, with 10 times the field-crop yield, makes increasing sense.
After years of drought, weather experts say a powerful El Niño forecast to hit California this winter could make a significant contribution to the state's water resources — if it falls in the right places at the right pace.
Severe drought conditions Changing weather patterns here have led to severe droughts in Chad, crippling local agriculture and causing chronic food shortages, according to local assessments.
Williams and his colleagues made their forecast after conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the annual variations of drought and weather conditions at 23,955 locations throughout California.
The world's top scientific institutions are unequivocal that the burning of fossil fuels is the cause of this warming, with recent research showing this brings punishing drought, extreme weather events, poverty and economic stagnation.
Drought, extreme weather and forests engulfed in flame.
This could result in catastrophic climate change, leading to sea level rises, drought, extreme weather, hunger, water shortages and inevitably, forced migrations.
Climate change may increase the incidence of floods, storms and droughts—"extreme weather events"—after which governments often step in as insurers of last resort.
We're watching climate change unfold before our eyes -- bringing severe droughts, erratic weather, superstorms and disasters.
Climate change is here: droughts, extreme weather events, sea-level rise and the costs associated with these are no longer in question.
Many of the tweets, posts, and stories we see reveal the consequences of government and corporate leaders' inaction on climate -- in the form of more intense wildfires, droughts, extreme weather, and more.
