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Midwest Drought Wilting Future Crop Yields

2014-05-01 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Increasingly harsh drought conditions in the US Midwest's "Corn Belt" may take a serious toll on corn and soybean yields over the next half-century, according to research published today in the journal Science. Corn yields could drop by 15 to 30 percent, according to the paper's estimates, which could be devastating to a nation in which corn and soybeans account for approximately 40 and 35 percent of global production, respectively. "Yield increases are getting smaller in bad conditions," co-author...

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