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The Stream, May 27: The Global Food Market

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The dire drought in central and southern China may hit the grain…
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China’s Other Looming Choke Point: Food Production

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The Yellow River Basin is the center of a contest over water, energy, and agriculture.

The Stream, May 26: The La Nina Factor

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The La Nina weather pattern may be playing a part in the surge…

The Stream, May 18: Toxic Food

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Cadmium in rice, melamine in milk, arsenic in soy sauce, bleach…
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Infographic: Beijing Water Use and Population Statistics

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The population of China's capital has doubled since 1980, and, though agricultural and industrial water use is down, municipal use is up.

The Stream, April 25: In Hot Water

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The Financial Times reports on the growing local opposition to…

The Stream, March 9: New Water

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Singapore plans to more than triple its desalinated water capacity…

The Stream, February 8: Food for Thought

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Crop shortages are just another ingredient in an explosive mix…

Export Agriculture Drains Latin America’s Water Supplies

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Peruvian asparagus and Costa Rican pineapples illustrate the threats global agribusiness poses to the environment.

Saudi Water Use ‘Growing Exponentially,’ Higher Prices Needed, Report Says

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Agriculture is draining non-renewable groundwater reserves in the water-scarce country.

Climate Extremes Will Strain UK Agriculture

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New report shows that U.K. farming faces changing and more variable climate.

World’s Rivers Are in Crisis, Global Report Says

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International study finds serious threats to the world’s fresh water.