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CO2 Fertilization
CO2 Fertilization
An explanation of what is going on. With less protein in leaves, caterpillars must munch more leaves to survive.
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Global Greening’ Sounds Good. In the Long Run, It’s Terrible. 0718.rtf - More photosynthesis doesn’t mean more food. Extra CO2 can make plants less nutritious. More plants won’t prevent climate change. If respiration catches up with photosynthesis, this huge carbon reservoir could spill back into our air.Why More CO2 May Not Lead to More-Productive Crops 0518.rtfAntarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Accelerating Plant Growth 0417.rtfGlobal Greening May Soak Up Less CO2 than Projected 0317.rtfGlobal Warming May Not Be So Great for Plant Life, after All 0615.rtf - gain range near poles, but lose far more in tropicsFindings Cast Doubt on Plant Benefits from Rising CO2 - 0515.rtfDuke Tree CO2 Fertilize 0204.rtfMore CO2 Yields Growth Spurt, then Decline 0412.rtf - Yields run up against other limiting factors, especially nitrogen.More CO2 Cuts Plant Protein 0408.rtfCarbon Emissions Help Make Earth Greener 0613.rtfCO2 & Temp Effect on Peanut Forage 0205.pdfAgriculture & Ecosystems IPCC 2001.pdf - 108 ppFlower Power (CO2 Fertilize) 1992.rtfArticles
Flood Effects
Flood Effects
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Heavy Rains Devastate Crops in China’s Northeastern Grain Basket 0823.rtfCanada’s Record Rains Cut Wheat Acreage to 3-Year Low 0714.rtfFailure to Prevent Floods Could Push Up British Food Prices 0713.rtfExtreme Weather Threatens Canadian Economy 0713.rtfFarmers Fail to Feed UK After Extreme Weather Hits Wheat Crop 0613.rtfAfter Drought, Rains Plague Midwest Farms 0613.rtfBritish Farms in Crisis from Relentless Floods 0213.rtfArticles
Misc
Misc
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A.I. Is Helping Cut Food Waste and Lots of GHG Emissions 0424.rtfShrunken Mississippi River Slows US Food Exports When World Needs Them Most 1122.rtfDiverse Microbes Are Key to Healthy Soil. Climate Change Is Threatening That. 0722.rtfA Wild, Windy Spring Is Creating a Soil Erosion Nightmare for Farmers 0622.rtfHow Climate Change Could Make Your Food Less Safe to Eat 0519.rtfGeo-Engineering Problem - Dimming the Sky Won’t Save the World’s Harvests 0818.rtfClick for moreArticles
Scientists Examine Threats to Food Security if We Meet Paris Climate Targets 0418.rtfChanging Climate Could Worsen Foods’ Nutrition 0317.rtfEarth Has Lost 1:3 of Arable Land in Past 40 Years 1215.rtfHow California's Drought Is Sweetening This Year's Produce 0915.rtfThe Complex Relationship between Agriculture and Climate Change 0715.rtfGlobal Warming May Not Be So Great for Plant Life, after All 0615.rtf - gain range near poles, but lose far more in tropicsCrop-Loss Farmers Sell Their Children to Survive 0515.rtfFarming Absorbs 22% of Cost of Disasters in Developing Countries 0315.rtfSuccess of ‘Land Sparing' Will Depend on Global Economics, Regulations 1214.rtfWestern Diet's Spread Bad for Health, Climate? It Doesn't Have to Happen 1114.rtfKale or Fracking? Farmers and Corporations Fight It Out for Water 1114.rtfMore Than 40% of China's Arable Land Degraded 1114.rtfGetting Beyond Just Wheat, Corn and Rice 0514.rtfWorld Food Security at Risk as Variety of Crops Shrinks 0314.rtfTech Experts Work to Help Farms Weather Climate Effects 1113.rtfRole of Various Foods in Climate Change 1209.docSoil Carbon Is Just Blowing in the Wind 0813.rtfGreat Lakes Area Draws World Attention for Food 0713.rtfIn Mekong Delta, Rice Boom Has Steep Environmental Cost 0713.rtfCan the United States Feed China? 0311.rtfWorld Fish Catch Falls Another 2% 1112.rtfWild Rice Gene Boosts Yields 0812.rtfBumper 2011 Grain Harvest Fails to Rebuild Global Stocks 0112.rtfTrees Boost African Crop Yields 1011.rtfWheat Genome May Help Tackle Food Shortages 0810.rtfNile Delta Becoming Poisoned by Salt Water Intrusion 0110.rtfForests to Fall for Food and Fuel 0708.rtfRice for Drought 0907.pdfGreat Food Crisis of 2011 0111.rtfWarmer Climate Threatens Africa’s Vital Cassava Crop 0513.rtf
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