Articles by Max Graham
Max Graham is a former Grist food and agriculture reporting fellow.
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Cooking oil has a deforestation problem. A startup says it has a solution.
Palm and soy are taking over the world's cropland. Enter Zero Acre Farms.
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![A person in Brazil splashes water on their face to cool off during a heat wave.]()
![A person in Brazil splashes water on their face to cool off during a heat wave.]()
Earth just set another heat record — by the largest margin yet
The average temperature in September was "absolutely gobsmackingly bananas."
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![A thermometer reads 42 degrees Celsius during a rare winter heat wave in Brazil.]()
![A thermometer reads 42 degrees Celsius during a rare winter heat wave in Brazil.]()
Winter just ended in South America. It’s 110 degrees.
The unseasonal heat in Brazil is bad news for the world's supply of coffee and soybeans.
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Biochar is a ‘shovel-ready’ climate technology, but can it scale up?
The soil soot is a small-scale solution that climate advocates — and corporations — want more of.
