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Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate . Edition: US 22 August 2018 Academi

Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 22 August 2018 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair Editor's note You may need more caffeine after reading this: Colombia’s coffee industry – the world’s third-largest – is in trouble. Climate change has brought extreme weather, unpredictable seasons, pests and crop disease to the country’s coffee-producing region, and productivity is way down. Communication scholars Jessica Eise and Natalie White traveled to the mountains of Risaralda, Colombia, to ask struggling coffee farmers there [how they plan to adapt](. As students begin college this fall, a new Elon University poll shows that those who form strong relationships with professors and peers are more likely to have a rewarding experience than those who don’t. Leo M. 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