New research outlines a worst-case scenario in which extreme weather hammers winter wheat crops in both the U.S. Midwest and northeastern China in the same year.
Jim Diamond and his wife, Sally Jones-Diamond, check their wheat crop in Akron, Colo., in July. They said the size of the wheat was half that of other seasons because of drought.Hyoung Chang / Denver Post via Getty Images file
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June 2, 2023, 2:00 AM PDT
Extreme heat waves and drought due to climate change have the potential to shock the global food supply and send prices soaring, according to a new study.
The research, published Friday in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, assesses a worst-case scenario in which extreme weather hits two breadbasket regions in the same year, hammering winter wheat crops in both the U.S…
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