Saturday, February 2, 2008

Warming will harm crops in Africa, Asia

Reading "Warming will harm crops in Africa, Asia", I should say that Global Warming has not only affected the temperatures that we endure on a daily basis, it has also reached out to potentially affect the food that we are going to raise for consumption.

Relatively inexpensive adaptations like planting earlier or later in the season or changing crops could reduce the harm from climate change, but the biggest benefits probably would stem from more expensive steps like developing new crop varieties and expanding irrigation, the researchers said.

"These adaptations will require substantial investments by farmers, governments, scientists, and development organizations, all of whom face many other demands on their resources," the researchers wrote.

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