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bluesdave · 12-12-2006, 05:48 PM

LIVERMORE, Calif. — 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.

Read the full story here.

12-12-2006, 05:48 PM	#1
bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	Rise in California temperatures likely to affect crops LIVERMORE, Calif. — 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. Read the full story here. __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it.