Up to 82% drop in Corn, Soy and Cotton Crops in USA Without Action to Reduce Emissions : EcoWorldly

Somebody this little kid’s age could actually see the beginning of the end of sweet corn in their lifetime. If you love corn and all the cheap sugars it creates to make candy you better stock up now, because climate change could cut crop yields by up to 82%.

Alta. crops need heat for development

Grain and oilseed crops across much of Alberta are in serious need of warm temperatures in order to speed up the maturity process and avoid damage from an early frost, according to a provincial crop specialist.

"It's going to be a race to see if the crops are going to be able to reach maturity before the onset of frost," Harry Brook, a crop specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at Stettler, said Tuesday. Most crops in the province are still about three weeks behind in development, he estimated.
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There was some significant damage to crops in the High Prairie area of the province from frost, Brook said.

"Temperatures dropped to -5°C and remained at that low for a number of hours, virtually decimating crops in that area," he said.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Stress' is shrinking polar bears

The skulls from the later period were between two and 9% smaller.

Solar Swindle » The Foundry

The New York Times has a front-page story today on China outrunning the U.S. in producing solar panels. The high profile is due to the Obama Administration trying to spin what is nothing more than a race to see which country will waste more money.