Mountain Rainfall

Minor shifts in atmospheric circulation can have major impacts on rainfall patterns in mountainous regions. This has important implications for crops such as coffee which are grown at altitude. Rainfall derives from uplift of moist…

Peak farmland?

Nearly 40% of the land surface of the earth, or 5 billion hectares, is used for agriculture. Crops are grown on 1.5 billion hectares and there are 3.5 billion hectares of pasture and meadow. According to FAO…