Climate Change Could Affect Global Agriculture within 10 Years
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- Ellen T. Gray
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- Jonas Jaegermeyer
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Average global crop yields for maize, or corn, may see a decrease of 24% by late century, with the declines becoming apparent by 2030, with high greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new NASA study. Wheat, in contrast, may see an uptick in crop yields by about 17%. The change in yields is due to the projected increases in temperature, shifts in rainfall patterns and elevated surface carbon dioxide concentrations due to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, making it more difficult to grow maize in the tropics and expanding wheat’s growing range.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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- Mark SubbaRao (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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- Ellen T. Gray (NASA/HQ) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Jonas Jaegermeyer (Columbia University) [Lead]
- Alex C. Ruane (NASA/GISS)
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- Kathryn Mersmann (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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