RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - by researchers at NASA and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).Climate change could knock down corn yields by 24% by the end of the century, according to research released in the journal Nature
In contrast, wheat yields could increase by 18% due to increased carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere and gains at higher latitudes.
The estimates were plotted by computer models, which indicate steeper weather conditions than previously projected.
"We see that the new climatic conditions will push agricultural yields out of their normal range in more and more regions. Human-induced . . .
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