URBANA, Illinois, USA, Sep 16 (IPS) – Cities across the world including New Jersey and California, a State that is home to a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, have continued to experience climate change linked extreme events including scorching temperatures, extreme heat events, heavy storms and flooding with devastating impacts on agriculture, food security, and food systems.
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