Event Title
Global Food Production and Climate Change
Description
By the end of the century, the season averaged growing temperature will very likely exceed the highest temperature ever recorded throughout the tropics and subtropics. By 2050, the increase in temperature alone will cause a 20% reduction in the yield of all of the major grains (maize, rice, wheat and soybeans). The breadbasket countries in the midlatitudes will experience marked increases in year-to-year volatility in crop production. Increasing stresses on the major crops due to climate change, coupled with the increasing demand for food due to increasing population and development, present significant challenges to achieving global food security.
About the Lecturer: David Battisti, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, and Tamaki Endowed Chair, UW
Document Type
Event
Start Date
5-2-2014 12:00 PM
End Date
5-2-2014 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Climatic changes; Sustainable agriculture; Agriculture--Environmental aspects; Crop improvement; Soil temperature
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Global food production, Climate change, Global food security
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Global Food Production and Climate Change
Fairhaven College Auditorium
By the end of the century, the season averaged growing temperature will very likely exceed the highest temperature ever recorded throughout the tropics and subtropics. By 2050, the increase in temperature alone will cause a 20% reduction in the yield of all of the major grains (maize, rice, wheat and soybeans). The breadbasket countries in the midlatitudes will experience marked increases in year-to-year volatility in crop production. Increasing stresses on the major crops due to climate change, coupled with the increasing demand for food due to increasing population and development, present significant challenges to achieving global food security.
About the Lecturer: David Battisti, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, and Tamaki Endowed Chair, UW
