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A hotter and drier climate is set to hurt agriculture in the West and help farmers in Asia

Climate Central - News·@Climatecentral·2 months ago
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**By Caitlin Looby, Climate Central and Clarisa Diaz, Quartz** Both of these fields are at risk This story was produced through a partnership between Quartz and Climate Central. Scientists have found that climate change will strain the global food supply as drought and heat waves collide more often in the future. That concerning finding comes from a new study published in Nature Food that analyzed historical data to project how drier heat waves will affect corn and soy fields around the world. Corn and soybean yields may fall 5% globally between 2050 and 2100 because of the combination of a drier and hotter climate. That’s on top of losses due to hotter temperatures alone. The figures were determined by analyzing historical patterns in agriculture and weather along with a suite of climate model projections. Yield is the portion of a crop that can be harvested and sold.…

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