Why a Hungry Nation Needs to Fight Global Warming
New research indicates that reductions in the kind of human-generated air pollution that causes global warming could create unexpected agricultural benefits in India, one of the world’s poorest regions.
Rice harvests increased dramatically in India during the “Green Revolution” of the 1960s and 1970s, making the country self-sufficient in rice, which is its staple food. But harvest growth has slowed since the mid-1980s, raising concerns that food shortages could recur in this densely populated and poor nation.
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