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America's heartland risks ag economic disruptions as climate change advances, report says

2015-02-16 07:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

High Plains Journal: The Midwestern U.S. faces potential disruptions to its agricultural economy, and dangerous levels of heat in many of its largest cities, if climate change continues unabated, according to a new report released Jan. 23 by the Risky Business Project. Heat in the Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest details how extreme heat--the signature impact of a changing climate--could transform the Midwests economy. Absent significant adaptation, overall crop yields will likely decline,...

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