Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Crop switching reduces agricultural losses from climate change in the United States by half under RCP 8.5

  • James Rising,
  • Naresh Devineni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18725-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Switching and relocating crops could be a key pathway for agricultural adaptation to climate change. Here, Rising and Devineni use data-driven Bayesian modelling to estimate the potential for crop switching to mitigate climate impacts on US crop production under a high-emission scenario, showing considerable opportunities but also limitations.