Hotter, drier, meaner: Trends point to a planet increasingly hostile to agriculture

By Douglas Fischer

A host of data point to one conclusion: Our increasingly hotter, drier planet is going to be a tough place to farm

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dorothy Peteet":

"… omitted from any serious talk about domestic drought – is at risk, said Dorothy Peteet, a senior research scientist with NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studi …"