Drop in Wind Speed in U.S. May Affect Crops
"If you're reducing the wind speed, then you're reducing the ventilation of the crop. Corn is like people—it likes the same temperature range. When it gets above 90 degrees, it really would like to have some ventilation." —Eugene Takle, Iowa State University professor of atmospheric science
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2 Comments:
Same for me. That's why I wear boxers...
Truff at 6:49PM on 06/18/09
Oh, just anything, anything at all, to keep everyone jittery and fearful. Notice that this guy says "climate change" and not "global warming". Also notice that that one likely cause he proposed was the reforestation of America.
One other thing, corn needs wind for pollenization, not ventilation. Corn LIKES heat. Wheat, on the other hand, likes it a bit cooler.
Grumpy Old Man at 1:44PM on 06/19/09