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Posted Tue Jan 31 2012: from Agence France-Press: Climate-driven heat peaks may shrink wheat crops http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1327977799 More intense heat waves due to global warming could diminish wheat crop yields around the world through premature ageing, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Climate Change... a 2.0 Celsius increase above long-term averages shortened the growing season by a critical nine days, reducing total yield by up to 20 percent. [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, corporate farming, food crisis] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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