Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties – blackouts are a growing problem
Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.
Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University •
conversation
June 29, 2022 • ~7 min
June 29, 2022 • ~7 min
Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties
Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.
Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University •
conversation
June 29, 2022 • ~7 min
June 29, 2022 • ~7 min
Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it
Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.
Nancy Fresco, SNAP Coordinator, Research Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks •
conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 • ~9 min
Feb. 3, 2022 • ~9 min
Grocery workers suffer the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace
Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.
Sabrina V. Helm, Associate Professor of Retailing and Consumer Science, University of Arizona •
conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 • ~9 min
Nov. 24, 2021 • ~9 min
The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food
A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.
Douglas Buhler, Director of AgBioResearch and Assistant Vice President of Research and Innovation, Michigan State University •
conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 • ~5 min
Oct. 26, 2021 • ~5 min
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