Heat and Harvest
California's farmers may be on a collision course with our changing climate. Find out what's at stake for this $30 billion-dollar industry — and your grocery bill. This multimedia series is a co-production of KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
How Flooding Fields Could Alleviate Water Supply Stress
A new approach to small-scale water "banking" could relieve stress on both the water supply and levees in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Audio Report on Mar 29, 2013 by Sasha Khokha from KQED Science
Water Banks: A Hedge Against Shrinking Supplies in a Changing Climate
For years, farms and cities have pumped water out to meet their needs. But now, as water supplies dwindle, there’s a major movement afoot to put some water back.
Audio Report on Sep 28, 2012 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
Heat and Harvest – the documentary
A half-hour documentary on how climate change is challenging California’s $30 billion agricultural industry. Co-produced by KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Video on Sep 28, 2012 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Some Bugs Like it Hot: Climate Change and Agricultural Pests
Scientists and farmers are starting to notice that, as California's winters warm up, the state is becoming more hospitable to destructive agricultural pests.
Video on Sep 28, 2012 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Uncool Cherries
Climate change is contributing to reduced cherry yields in California. This video is part of the Heat and Harvest series, co-produced by KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Video on Sep 28, 2012 by Mark Schapiro from Center for Investigative Reporting
Dry and Salted
Salty groundwater is ruining almond crops in the Central Valley, and scientists expect sea level rise to worsen the problem. This video is part of the Heat and Harvest series, co-produced by KQED and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Video on Sep 27, 2012 by Mark Schapiro from Center for Investigative Reporting
California's Farm Belt Didn't Dodge the Summer Heat Wave
Autumn is here, so says the calendar. Living on the coast, it might be easy to think that California escaped the heat wave suffered by much of the nation this summer. While that may be true for most of the large coastal population centers, it was a different story for much of the state's interior farm belt.
Post on Sep 24, 2012 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
Heat and Harvest: Calif. Farms on a Climate Collision Course
New pests, a shrinking water supply and rising temperatures will alter agriculture in California.
Post on Sep 24, 2012 by Molly Samuel from KQED Science
Heat, Salt and Pests Threaten California Fields
California's warming climate is having a big impact on farmers. Find out more from our multimedia series, "Heat and Harvest."
Audio Report on Sep 23, 2012 by Craig Miller from KQED Science
The Heat is On For California Wines
You’ve probably heard of the wines that made Napa and Sonoma famous, like Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. But what about Negroamaro or Nero d’Avola? They’re wine grapes that are well-adapted to hotter temperatures — the kind of conditions that California may be facing as the climate continues to warm.
Audio Report on Sep 04, 2012 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Napa Wineries Face Global Warming
The Napa and Sonoma microclimates produce world famous wines, but what happens if the climate changes? Local scientists and wineries are beginning to look at how to prepare.
Video on Jul 31, 2007 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
