Researchers say rise in California temperatures likely to affect crops

Increasing temperatures in California during the next 45 years could negatively affect the amount of almonds, walnuts, oranges, avocados and table grapes that Americans put on their tables. According to new research in the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, production losses in some of California’s most popular crops could be as high as 40 percent by mid-century.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news84556032.html">Researchers say rise in California temperatures likely to affect crops</a></p> <p>Increasing temperatures in California during the next 45 years could negatively affect the amount of almonds, walnuts, oranges, avocados and table grapes that Americans put on their tables. According to new research in the journal <i>Agricultural and Forest Meteorology</i>, production losses in some of California’s most popular crops could be as high as 40 percent by mid-century.</p>