Wet Olympics opening ceremony were a window to France's farmer woes.

Countries must each respond to climate change

A new study shows trade may not help a warming planet fight its farming failures

Warming temperatures will take a heavy toll on agricultural productivity, according to climate scientists. How will society adjust? One possibility might be increased trade: If one country suffers a decline in, say, wheat production but can still grow as much rice as ever, then — in theory — it might grow more rice and trade