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Climate change cut farming productivity growth 21% since 1960s

April 5, 2021 Rod Washington

Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell University-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change. This is the equivalent of losing about seven years of farm productivity increases since the 1960s. The future potential impacts of climate change on…

2017 Was Record Setting for Warmth According to NASA and NOAA

January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 Rod Washington

Recently, both NASA and NOAA have come out with separate reports regarding 2017’s record-setting warmth. Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, globally averaged temperatures in 2017 were 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (0.90 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1951 to 1980 mean, according…