There was a great article in US News and World Report on the impact of Global Warming on American farmers. Scientist conducted extensive research on the effect Climate Change is having on US Agriculture. The report says that "Temperatures in the United States will rise on average by about 1.2 degrees Celsius by 2040, with carbon dioxide levels up more than 15 percent. The consequences for American-grown food, the report finds, will most likely be far-reaching: Some crop yields are predicted to drop; growing seasons will get longer and use more water; weeds and shrubs will grow faster and spread into new territory, some of it arable farmland; and insect and crop disease outbreaks will become more frequent." Hmmmm, i am really seeing consequences of this myself. If you have a dog, have you noticed that fleas have been awful the last two summer. The winters are not as long and cold as they used to be. Which means the fleas are not dying as much.
I promise this article is very interesting- so i encourage you to read the full version. I promise, if it was very boring i would take it apart for you. Anyway, the link is below. Let me know what you think and if you have noticed any changes already.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/05/28/how-global-warming-will-hurt-crops.html
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