je.st
news
Climate change could cut world food output 18 percent by 2050
2014-12-18 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global warming could cause an 18 percent drop in world food production by 2050, but investments in irrigation and infrastructure, and moving food output to different regions, could reduce the loss, a study published on Thursday said. Globally, irrigation systems should be expanded by more than 25 percent to cope with changing rainfall patterns, the study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters said. Where they should be expanded is difficult to model because of competing scenarios...
Tags: world
change
food
cut
Category:Electronics and Electrical