The following paper about the climate extremes in China in the context of global warming has been recently accepted for publication by Earth’s Future.
Guo, J., X. Wang, Y. Fan, X. Liang, H. Jia, and L. Liu. How extreme events in China would be affected by global warming – insights from a bias-corrected CMIP6 ensemble. Earth’s Future, accepted on March 13, 2023.
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Title: Assessing Future Climate Change Impacts on Potato Yields—A Case Study for Prince Edward Island, Canada
Journal: Foods
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12061176
Abstract: Crop yields are adversely affected by climate change; therefore, it is crucial to develop climate adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts of increasing climate variability on the agriculture system to ensure food security. As one of the largest potato-producing provinces in Canada, Prince Edward Island (PEI) has recently experienced significant instability in potato production. PEI’s local farmers and stakeholders are extremely concerned about the prospects for the future of potato farming industries in the context of climate change. This study aims to use the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) potato model to simulate future potato yields under the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) climate scenarios (including SSP1–1.9, SSP1–2.6, SSP2–4.5, SSP3–7.0, and SSP5–8.5). The study evaluates the combined effects of changing climatic conditions at local scales (i.e., warming temperature and changing precipitation patterns) and increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere. The results indicate future significant declines in potato yield in PEI under the current farming practices. In particular, under the high-emission scenarios (e.g., SSP3–7.0 and SSP5–8.5), the potato yield in PEI would decline by 48% and 60% in the 2070s and by 63% and 80% by 2090s; even under the low-emission scenarios (i.e., SSP1–1.9 and SSP1–2.6), the potato yield in PEI would still decline by 6–10%. This implies that it is important to develop effective climate adaptation measures (e.g., adjusting farming practices and introducing supplemental irrigation plans) to ensure the long-term sustainability of potato production in PEI.
The following paper about the future climate change impacts on the potato yields in Prince Edward Island has been recently accepted for publication by Foods.
Adekanmbi, T., X. Wang, S. Basheer, R.A. Nawaz, T. Pang, Y. Hu, and S. Liu. Assessing Future Climate Change Impacts on Potato Yields – A Case Study for Prince Edward Island, Canada. Foods, accepted on March 8, 2023.
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