Increased Drought Portends Lower Future Midwest Crop Yields

Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 13:40 in Earth & Climate

Increasingly harsh drought conditions may take a serious toll on corn and soybean yields over the next half-century, according to research published in the journal Science. Corn yields could drop by 15 to 30 percent, according to the paper's estimates.

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