Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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Sudden desert: Midwest drought is bad news for farmers and eaters
The "most productive corn crop in years" is drying up and shrinking fast. Is our dependence on monocrops heightening the impact of this year's drought?
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Bye bye bumblebee: Honeybees aren’t the only pollinators in danger
The honeybee calamity has overshadowed the distressing fate of their native cousins, whose disappearance threatens the future of nearly every blooming wild plant.
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Tiny corn could be the next big thing
New science suggests that smaller crops might produce the same amount of food with much fewer resources.
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The new new hydropower: Small-scale turbines have big potential
Move over, big-ass dams. Hydropower is getting a makeover thanks to a new type of hydrokinetic turbine that runs in canals and spillways.
