An op-ed published by the McClatchy-Tribune cites CGD senior fellow Bill Cline's research on climate change and agriculture.
From the article:
"In the summer of 2003, a heat wave hit Europe, leaving roughly 52,000 people dead and farmers across the region reeling. Stressing crops and livestock alike, the extreme heat was responsible for precipitous drops in crucial food stocks such as corn, maize and wheat compared with the year before. Indeed, in Italy alone, maize yields declined 35 percent, while France saw fruit and wheat production fall by 20 and 25 percent respectively. This scenario, while not directly attributable to global warming, serves as a preview of possibilities to come."
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The article also apeared in the Miami Herald, the Sun Herald, the Gulf Times, and the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
