Climate Change Will Reduce Crop Yields Sooner Than Thought

Global warming of only 2 degrees Celsius will be detrimental to crops in temperate and tropical regions, researchers have determined, with reduced yields from the 2030s onwards.  In the study, the researchers created a new data set by combining and comparing results from 1,700 published assessments of the response that climate change will have on the yields of rice, maize and wheat.  Due to increased interest in climate change research, the new study was able to create the largest dataset to date on crop responses.

Climate Change Will Reduce Crop Yields Sooner Than Thought