NASA study: Climate change impact on world's crops expected within next decade
NASA created about 240 global climate-crop model simulations for each crop
Climate change may impact the production of corn (maize) and wheat as early as 2030, according to NASA researchers.
A new study from the agency published in the journal Nature Food said that under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, maize crop yields are projected to decline by 24% and wheat could potentially see a growth of about 17%.
NASA used advanced climate and agriculture modeling to find the change in yields due to projected increases in temperatures, rainfall pattern shifts and elevated surface carbon dioxide concentrations from human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
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NASA created about 240 global climate-crop model simulations for each crop
Climate change may impact the production of corn (maize) and wheat as early as 2030, according to NASA researchers.
A new study from the agency published in the journal Nature Food said that under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, maize crop yields are projected to decline by 24% and wheat could potentially see a growth of about 17%.
NASA used advanced climate and agriculture modeling to find the change in yields due to projected increases in temperatures, rainfall pattern shifts and elevated surface carbon dioxide concentrations from human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
NASA study: Climate change impact on world's crops expected within next decade
Climate change may impact the production of corn (maize) and wheat as early as 2030, according to NASA researchers.
