The Effects of Global Warming on Agriculture

Global warming is expected to drastically alter the growing climate in agricultural regions around the world by the 2080s, to the detriment of some but to the benefit of others. (Click on image to enlarge in a separate window.)

Wheat, an important crop in Washington, is likewise projected to get more expensive over the next 40 years, even without global warming, but even more so as a result of global warming.

Sources: Global Warming and Agriculture: Impact Estimates by Country, by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007; and Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation, by Gerald C. Nelson et al., International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009.