Climate Change Could Affect Global Agriculture Within 10 Years

Average global crop yields for maize, or corn, may see a decrease of 24% by late century, with the declines becoming apparent by 2030, with high greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new NASA study. Wheat, in contrast, may see an uptick in crop yields by about 17%. The change in yields is due to the projected increases in temperature, shifts in rainfall patterns and elevated surface carbon dioxide concentrations due to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, making it more difficult to grow maize in the tropics and expanding wheat’s growing range.

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Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Kathryn Mersmann (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Ellen T. Gray (ADNET): Lead Writer
Mark SubbaRao (NASA/GSFC): Lead Visualizer
Jonas Jaegermeyer (Columbia University): Lead Scientist
Alexander C. Ruane (NASA/GISS): Scientist

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[NavidIsANoob]

Imagine going to a comment section under a NASA video and telling NASA they're wrong.
If you were about to do that: Think about what you're doing.

[mjszczepankiewicz]

She sounds like she's gonna cry in a seconds.

[KrishnaKant]

And our global leaders are just doing kitty parties...

[powpow-egkl]

Look at crop yields already this year...

[Fido-vmzi]

How about some method to build inexpensive flood proof greenhouses underground with some type of solar tops? So they are protected from severe weather? Would it stay cooler also? Something like that could be used in space also. Maybe there is something like that.

[DougGrinbergs]

Have seen recent predictions of synchronized crop failures worldwide ☹️

[BeepBoop-qteq]

No agriculture, no society?
Few wildlands left, how many humans can be supported without agriculture?

[leovanlierop]

Not surprising. It's known that food production decreases 15% per °C of warming.

[markmakabuhay]

Why do people dislike this? Do you like Climate Change?

[accountthatillusetocomment]

Well, Peru is relieved to hear about this one

[mattheweiaenbraun]

I thought this was uploaded 9 years ago not nine hours ago. I thought we were in deep trouble for a second

[wavyremix]

Key word: “could”. It also “probably won’t.”

[laidtrest]

make a Chinese and Hindi version of this video if you actually want to do something.

[juanangeldelcastillovargas]

Es realmente increíble. Pensar que la ONU ha mencionado una catástrofe para 2050 y ahora nosotros somos quienes estamos descubriendo desde más y más cerca todos estos cambios.

[silviarosa]

Ustedes no pueden hablar de todos los planetas que ay o si no preguntenle a un artículo del infinito

[HandleWitCare]

It wouldn't have anything to do withthe US government paying farmers to destroy healthy crops would it?

Nah...

[laurence]

Il est important de savoir à quel point les êtres humains sont entrain de massacrer notre planète sans penser à nos enfants et le futur, vraiment dramatique.