global warming
Climate change boosts odds of slowdown in crop yields
The odds of a production slowdown for corn and wheat over the next two decades are 20 times higher with climate change than without, say researchers from Stanford University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Climate change report undercut by cloudy language
Most people don't comprehend fully the recent U.N. climate change report because its language is not as clear as it could be in describing what to expect, say researchers. They suggest the International Panel on Climate Change should use percentages to express its conclusions rather than wording such as "likely" or "about as likely as not" or "virtually certain."