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Global Climate Change: Agriculture

Global Climate Change: Agriculture. Celia Fisher Mikaela Larson Pd. 1. Possible Positive Impacts. Increased productivity from warmer temperatures Possibility to discover new crops Longer growing season Accelerated maturation Decreased moisture stress Warmer nighttime temperatures.

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Global Climate Change: Agriculture

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  1. Global Climate Change: Agriculture Celia Fisher Mikaela Larson Pd. 1

  2. Possible Positive Impacts • Increased productivity from warmer temperatures • Possibility to discover new crops • Longer growing season • Accelerated maturation • Decreased moisture stress • Warmer nighttime temperatures

  3. Possible Negative Impacts • Increased insect infestations • Crop damage from intense heat • Planning problems due to less reliable forecasts • Increased soil erosion • Increased weed growth and disease outbreak • Decreased herbicide and pesticide efficiency • Increased moisture stress and droughts • Sea water may inundate rivers • Decrease in snow cover

  4. Snow Cover • Benefits: • Insulator to the soil • Conserves soil moisture • Decreases need for mulch • Drawbacks: • Heavy snow can damage trees • Small mammals protected from predators

  5. Interactive Link • https://www.e-education.psu.edu/meteo469/node/168

  6. Sources Cited • http://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/articles/2006/snow.shtml • http://flinthills.ksu.edu/doc42751.ashx • AP Environmental Science textbook

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