Droughts and heat waves are worse than floods for crop losses
Researchers say that over a four-decade period ending in 2007, the world lost a tenth of its cereal grain crops, such as rice, wheat and corn, due to droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather, reports the New York Times. The study covered 16 crops and 2,800 weather disasters in 177 countries. “They found that… » Read More
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