The Irony of Climate. Brian Halweil.
by Halweil, Brian; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 11Science. Publisher: World Watch, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Agricultural diversification | Agriculture | Climatic changes | Crops and climate | Environmental impact analysis | Farmers -- Economic conditions | Food crops | Global warmingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Archaeologists believe that the shift to a warmer, wetter, and more stable climate at the end of the last ice age was key for humanity's successful foray into food production. Yet, from the American breadbasket to the North China Plain to the fields of southern Africa, farmers and climate scientists are finding that generations-old patterns of rainfall and temperature are shifting. Farming may be the human endeavor most dependent on a stable climate--and the industry that will struggle most to cope with more erratic weather, severe storms, and shifts in growing season lengths." (WORLD WATCH) This article examines how climate change may affect farming practices in the future.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Irony of Climate, March/April 2005; pp. 18-23.
"Archaeologists believe that the shift to a warmer, wetter, and more stable climate at the end of the last ice age was key for humanity's successful foray into food production. Yet, from the American breadbasket to the North China Plain to the fields of southern Africa, farmers and climate scientists are finding that generations-old patterns of rainfall and temperature are shifting. Farming may be the human endeavor most dependent on a stable climate--and the industry that will struggle most to cope with more erratic weather, severe storms, and shifts in growing season lengths." (WORLD WATCH) This article examines how climate change may affect farming practices in the future.
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