Pounding Sand

“It might feel like we’re peering into the distant future when we hear that by 2050, temperatures may very well climb 4 degrees, seas could rise a foot, and droughts and floods will become more common. But for farmers planting trees they hope will bear fruit 25 years from now, that seemingly distant future has to be reckoned with now.” Wired with a very interesting look at the bets farmers have to make in the age of climate change and changing food trends. Are Avocados Toast?

+ NYT: Even in a good year, much of the Rio Grande is diverted for irrigation. But it’s only May, and the river is already turning to sand.