Last Friday the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece by a number of scientists challenging whether there really was climate change as many eminent scientists and science bodies have concluded. The piece was, presumably, part of the Murdoch stable's stance of denying that the world is experiencing climate change. Perhaps someone should send Murdoch and his op-ed writers this piece "New Study: Climate Change Threatens World's Wheat Crop. It could be much more difficult than we thought to feed everyone in a warmer world" on CommonDreams.
"A study released Sunday afternoon finds that wheat crop yields could plunge due, in part, to climate change.
The study, published in Nature Climate Change, researchers warn that current projections underestimate the extent to which hotter weather in the future will accelerate this process. Extreme heat causes wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, the Stanford University-led study shows, underscoring the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population as the world continues to warm."
"A study released Sunday afternoon finds that wheat crop yields could plunge due, in part, to climate change.
The study, published in Nature Climate Change, researchers warn that current projections underestimate the extent to which hotter weather in the future will accelerate this process. Extreme heat causes wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, the Stanford University-led study shows, underscoring the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population as the world continues to warm."
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