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06 Dec 2021
Research article |
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Storylines of weather-induced crop failure events under climate change
Henrique M. D. Goulart
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Karin van der Wiel
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Christian Folberth
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Ecosystem Services and Management Program, Laxenburg, Austria
Juraj Balkovic
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Ecosystem Services and Management Program, Laxenburg, Austria
Bart van den Hurk
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Agriculture is sensitive to weather conditions and to climate change. We identify the weather conditions linked to soybean failures and explore changes related to climate change. Additionally, we build future versions of a historical extreme season under future climate scenarios. Results show that soybean failures are likely to increase with climate change. Future events with similar physical conditions to the extreme season are not expected to increase, but events with similar impacts are.
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