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Global warming will cut wheat yields, research shows
2014-12-23 11:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Global wheat yields are likely to fall significantly as climate change takes hold, new research has shown . The researchers found that wheat production would fall by 6% for every 1C increase in temperatures. The world is now nearly certain to warm by up to 2C compared with pre-industrial levels, with political efforts concentrated on holding the potential temperature rise to no higher than that limit. But some analyses suggest that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow at current rates...
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