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Global warming is projected to reduce labour capacity in rice farming due to heat stress, especially in South Asia where humidity is high
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Ability of farm labourers to work - it reduces when temperature and humidity get too high
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One of a myriad of pressures impacting agriculture. I'll be amazed if we don't have a 'global food crisis' in the coming decades.
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"Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C rather than 2.0 °C prevents a clear reduction in labour capacity of 1% across all Asia and 2% across Southeast Asia". You really believe you can predict agricultural productivity in 2100 to within 1 or 2%? What a waste of research funding.
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But it will be better in dryer and colder places, right?
When communicating climate impacts we less climate change will cause more ‘extreme weather’ which doesn’t resonate with people quite like ‘lack of food’
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New study led by uploaded to the ScienceBrief on heatwaves and extreme temperature 👉 sciencebrief.org/topics/climate
The paper highlights widespread impacts of #ClimateChange on future labour productivity in SE Asia, particularly rice farming.
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How does this compare to projected increases in yield per unit of labour input, from tech improvements etc.?
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