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Counting the Cost of Climate Change -Heat in Heartland

If nothing is done about climate change, dangerous levels of extreme heat are likely across the Midwest, causing crop losses of corn and wheat up to 69 percent, rising energy costs up to 16 percent higher, and a reduction in labor productivity by three percent. Those are some of the warnings in a report (summary here) from the Risky Business Project, Heat in the Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest. The Minute via 3BL Media with John Howell

Published on Feb 10, 2015-  Read more.

EarthSayersJohn Howell
Organizations3BL Media; Risky Business Project
EarthSayers RatingRecommended
CountryUnited States
Dateunknown
FormatNews
Member of Special CollectionClimate Change
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