As climate change accelerates, heatwaves have emerged as one of the most intense and least understood threats to agriculture. Their silent and sudden nature, coupled with rising frequency and duration, poses critical risks to crop production, livestock health, water resources, and farmer livelihoods. Yet, in many regions, the understanding of heatwave impacts and the strategies for adaptive response remain limited or scattered. This timely book addresses that gap with clarity and urgency. Heatwaves and Harvests brings together science, field evidence, policy insights, and farmer-driven...
As climate change accelerates, heatwaves have emerged as one of the most intense and least understood threats to agriculture. Their silent and sudden ...