Influence of extreme weather disasters on global crop production

Corey Lesk, Pedram Rowhani and Navin Ramankutty ()
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Corey Lesk: McGill University
Pedram Rowhani: University of Sussex
Navin Ramankutty: McGill University

Nature, 2016, vol. 529, issue 7584, 84-87

Abstract: Analyses of the effects of extreme weather disasters on global crop production over the past five decades show that drought and extreme heat reduced national cereal production by 9–10%, whereas no discernible effect at the national level was seen for floods and extreme cold; droughts affect yields and the harvested area, whereas extreme heat mainly affects yields.

Date: 2016
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