Although it’s difficult to attribute any single weather event, such as a drought, directly to climate change, scientists say that rising temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe droughts and heavier precipitation, which wreak havoc on people and the environment.

Farmers and ranchers would love to reap the benefits of high beef prices, but U.S. herds are at record lows. In a period when retail beef prices are at an all-time high and consumers are still willing to pay,