...This chapter highlights the potential of local supply chains in addressing the looming crisis of food insecurity in Britain and the impact of global heating. It looks at land as a basic resource sadly neglected by governments. The discussion underscores that Britain is just growing over half...

..., a conspiracy of climate breakdown due to global heating, and the explosive growth of vulnerable mega-cities in some of our planet’s most dangerous locations, means that our world is becoming a more—not less—perilous place. climate flood heatwave wildfire Earth earthquake Fagradalsfjall fault Krakatau...

... as much to do with story as with science—which doesn’t necessarily make it any less helpful for understanding what’s going on inside a bottle. This chapter reviews approaches to classifying winemaking climates and how they are changing in light of global heating. climate cool climate characteristics...

...Feeding Britain while preparing for the ravages of climate change are two key issues — yet there's no strategy for managing and enhancing that most precious resource: our land. This book explores how the pressures of leaving the EU, recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing global...

... and insufficient investment in flood protection. Global heating is also bearing down on agriculture in southern Europe's food-producing areas, on which Britain depends for further vegetables and salad crops. The discussion also covers the tenants' woes, one of which is the lack of capital to modernize...

... on communities for many thousands of years. But now things are changing—and fast. Global heating, unequivocally a consequence of humankind’s carbon-polluting activities, is building rapidly, and in recent years has translated faster than anyone could have imagined into an explosion of extreme weather...