Drought, heat slash grain crops: study

Drought, heat slash grain crops: study Paris (AFP) Jan 6, 2016 - Drought and heatwaves depleted grain harvests by 10 percent from 1964 to 2007, with sharper losses in the latter two decades and rich nations, reports a study released Wednesday. The first global overview of how extreme weather disasters affect grain output comes as climate scientists project even more severe and frequent warming over the next half-century. At the same time, other resear ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Drought_heat_slash_grain_crops_study_999.html