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The impact of heat waves on food crops could be 10 times greater than previously thought, and that means we could see a 10% loss in agricultural crops. That s according to Steve Miller, the lead researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder behind a recent study.
“Turning that into a dollar amount gets to be harder because we would have to have a realistic projection of overall agricultural production 80 years from now, Miller said.
To give an idea, Miller said France saw nearly a $3-4 billion economic loss after enduring a heat wave in 2003.
He added that getting information out to farmers about the changing climate is one way to contribute to prevention efforts.