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Farmers in Australia have been pointing out for a while now the higher temperatures isn't the worst aspect of global warming. They can plan for and work around
by rstuart4133 7y ago
Farmers in Australia have been pointing out for a while now the higher temperatures isn't the worst aspect of global warming. They can plan for and work around higher temperatures by planting different crops, irrigation or whatever.
What they are finding hard to handle is the increasing variability. This was driven home to be when an interviewed farmer said they plant 3 crops now, whereas the used to bet on one - which ever one would handle the predicted conditions. Now they have no idea what the conditions will be, so the plant 3 crops in the hopes that one will do OK and crossed fingers - the others won't be a right off.
The "pretty cold right now" is the same thing at work. You had record high temps earlier this year. Now you are having an unusual cold snap. This about how the effects the poor bugger trying to grow something.