Global environmental news with Alex Smith. This week: Food Crisis In Hot World - can we help crops survive? Scientists find global food production will drop around 25% in a heated world - despite adaptation by farmers and new tech. Two plant scientists explain cutting edge tools to prepare key crops for climate change: from University of Illinois, Dr. Stephen Long reports on biotech breakthroughs to protect photosynthesis from climate damage; Canadian evolutionary botanist Sam Yeaman asks "Can wild plant adaptations help crops tolerate heat?" Exploring the future of food in a damaged climate. Visit ecoshock.org/ for more information. Contact
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