Seasonal patterns that farmers trusted for generations have suddenly turned unpredictable
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springcypripedium@reddit
The quote below by the brilliant, strong, passionate Rachel Carson would not be true today. Humans have completely altered the repeated refrains of nature. There is no longer a guarantee that spring will follow winter.
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962
WileyCoyote7@reddit
“Suddenly.”
SeVenMadRaBBits@reddit
Scientists have been warning us for years.
The rich plan to use vertical farms indoors.
They're not dumb, they know what this will do. This is an attack on the poor people of the world.
StatementBot@reddit
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"Instead of bringing steady rainfall across the season, the monsoon in South Asia is increasingly marked by short bursts of intense rain followed by longer dry spells, he said. Even when total rainfall remains similar, each season can bring wild, unpredictable swings between floods and drought.
“The seasonal cues that farmers traditionally rely on are becoming less predictable, making agricultural planning more challenging,” said Catherine George, a doctoral researcher at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in Germany.
Climate change is a major factor behind precipitation shifts. The atmosphere can hold 6-10% more moisture for every 1°C of warming, leading to heavier downpours. Climate models suggest that although overall rainfall may increase in the future, it is likely to come with greater variability and more extreme events, Varikoden said."
This article focuses on the situation in south Asia where climate change's impact on the Monsoon is negating traditional knowledge that was previously relied upon for agriculture.
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Creepyfaction@reddit (OP)
"Instead of bringing steady rainfall across the season, the monsoon in South Asia is increasingly marked by short bursts of intense rain followed by longer dry spells, he said. Even when total rainfall remains similar, each season can bring wild, unpredictable swings between floods and drought.
“The seasonal cues that farmers traditionally rely on are becoming less predictable, making agricultural planning more challenging,” said Catherine George, a doctoral researcher at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in Germany.
Climate change is a major factor behind precipitation shifts. The atmosphere can hold 6-10% more moisture for every 1°C of warming, leading to heavier downpours. Climate models suggest that although overall rainfall may increase in the future, it is likely to come with greater variability and more extreme events, Varikoden said."
This article focuses on the situation in south Asia where climate change's impact on the Monsoon is negating traditional knowledge that was previously relied upon for agriculture.