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The northern US receives a lot of sunlight (similar to southern, mediterranean France) but has been less profitable in growing certain crops due to its shorter
by trynumber9 6y ago
The northern US receives a lot of sunlight (similar to southern, mediterranean France) but has been less profitable in growing certain crops due to its shorter growing season and frost risk.
But these are changing:
https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-length-growing-season https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indica...
https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/indicators/frost-free-season https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/indicators/frost-free-se...
logically one would expect agricultural output to increase in these areas as their solar potential is unlocked but there are other areas where the opposite will occur