Arctic Warming's Ag Impact Studied

Scientists: Effects of Warming Arctic on Corn Belt Weather Unexpected

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By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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Though climate models predicted Corn Belt regions would become hotter and drier, in the early 20th century, the climate became "more favorable for corn production in the middle latitudes, and it has become wetter," Marty Hoerling, a climate scientist with the physical sciences division at NOAA, said. (DTN file photo by Elaine Shein)
Scientists at a University of Nebraska Arctic warming workshop say they continue to struggle to get a handle on what a warming Arctic means for weather in middle latitudes, including the Corn Belt.

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