Integrated model shows that atmospheric brown clouds and greenhouse gases have reduced rice harvests in India
Authors:
Jeffrey Vincent, Maximilian Auffhamer, V Ramanathan
Tags:
agricultural yield, agriculture, air pollution, brown clouds, carbon dioxide warming, climate change, rice, South Asia
Journal:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Year Published:
2006
Policy Summary
This paper points to the impact of adverse climate changes due to brown clouds and greenhouse gases in harvest growth over last two decades. This paper could be used to support a case for the importance of climate change regulation policy for agriculture.
