State of the Planet
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Rice, Maize Crop Regions ected by extreme heat and humid Spiraling Heat and Humidity Rice seasons.
The most affected crop is rice, the world’s number one staple, followed closely by maize.
As temperatures rise, the trend has accelerated in recent years, with some regions seeing 15-day per decade increases in extreme humid heat during cultivation seasons.
A 2021 paper predicts that if average global temperatures go up by 1979 egrees C, it would reduce agricultural laborers’ work capacity by 30% to 50%.
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