Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: In Many Major Crop Regions, Workers Plant, Harvest in Spiraling Heat, Humidity
November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
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The ability of farmworkers to cultivate major crops including rice and maize may be compromised if climate trends continue.
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A global study of major crops has found that farmworkers are being increasingly exposed to combinations of extreme heat and humidity during planting and harvest seasons that can make it hard for them . . .
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The ability of farmworkers to cultivate major crops including rice and maize may be compromised if climate trends continue.
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A global study of major crops has found that farmworkers are being increasingly exposed to combinations of extreme heat and humidity during planting and harvest seasons that can make it hard for them . . .