Changing climates

Utah-based Wise Company produces emergency freeze-dried meals with a shelf-life of 25 years. Its dishes last so long they’re apparently still edible after centuries (although who will live long enough to test this theory?). The success of the business is the starting point for Amanda Little’s new book,. The American journalist noticed the practice of stockpiling “survival foods” was on the rise – not just among doomsday preppers, but among people like her brother, a climate scientist, and step-brother, a Fortune 500 company executive.