Federal climate change report paints grim picture for Midwest

[jpak]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-climate-change-report-midwest-20181123-story.html

Rising temperatures in the Midwest are projected to be the largest contributing factor to declines in U.S. agricultural productivity, with extreme heat wilting crops and posing a threat to livestock, according to a sweeping federal report on climate change released Friday.

Midwest farmers will be increasingly challenged by warmer, wetter and more humid conditions from climate change, which also will lead to greater incidence of crop disease and more pests and will diminish the quality of stored grain. During the growing season, temperatures are projected to climb more in the Midwest than in any other region of the U.S., the report says.

Without technological advances in agriculture, the onslaught of high-rainfall events and higher temperatures could reduce the Midwest agricultural economy to levels last seen during the economic downturn for farmers in the 1980s.

Overall, yields from major U.S crops are expected to fall, the reports says. To adapt to the rising temperatures, substantial investments will be required, which will in turn will hurt farmers’ bottom lines.

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[Achilleaze]

1. republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous

republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous
republican lies about climate change are profoundly dangerous

[dembotoz]

2. U said it better than I can

[atreides1]

3. Okay

But we all know that those Red State people don't care...because they don't believe in the effects of climate change!

Advances cost money, and spending money isn't something that Red State people like to do, and when you add that a good portion of Red State people are very religious(at least they pretend to be), and look forward to the "Second Coming", if they believe that they can speed that up, they'll do it with flags flying!!!

[Garrett78]

13. We just have to keep educating and elect as many Democrats as possible.

Ironically, our tyranny of the minority system makes it more difficult to save the ignorant minority from themselves.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

4. For the full report...

hatrack shared this link to the entire report, thanks again hatrack.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127121202

Share this with as many people as possible.

The administration decided that a release on Black Friday would bury this report to a majority of Americans. It was a deliberate and studied release date, since the original date was sometime in December.

Help get the word out.

[Botany]

5. warmer, wetter and more humid conditions lots more diseases on the plants

so much winning

[Joe941]

6. Just a reminder that eating meat is a major cause of global warming...

That is something we can all do to help the situation. I know it's easy to just blame the rebukes but and they are mostly to blame of course but let's not forget our part too.

[milestogo]

7. MAKE THE CLIMATE GREAT AGAIN!

[llmart]

12. "It's going to be the best climate"

[dalton99a]

8. More farmers will go out of business

[pazzyanne]

10. Unsold, rotting soy beans is just the beginning of farmer's problems.

[NewJeffCT]

9. but it was cold on Thursday

so, that debunks climate change worldwide.

[pazzyanne]

11. Some people, including tRump, need a refresher

on what is weather and what is climate. I know the difference is subtle in some peoples' minds, but there is a BIG difference.