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Rising Temperatures Kick-Start Sub-Arctic Farming In Alaska
2015-11-01 13:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: We've heard a lot about the negative effects of climate change in the arctic and subarctic. But some Alaskans, like farmer Tim Meyers, are seeing warming temperatures as an opportunity. Now that potato harvest is underway at his Bethel farm, Meyers uses a giant potato washer, like a washing machine for root vegetables, to clean California white potatoes. They're some of the only commercially-produced vegetables in this southwestern Alaska region, about the size of Oregon. Meyers says the warming...
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