Climate change threatens Midwest’s wild rice, a staple for Native Americans

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Northern wild rice is a staple food in Ojibwe communities across the Upper Midwest. Yields of the wild crop have been poor in recent years as invasive species and floods have damaged rice beds. And the trend may continue, as climate change brings more frequent and severe rainstorms and warmer temperatures to the region. Read the full story by NPR.

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