Changing Patterns (IMAGE)

Brown University

Changing Patterns

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Satellite mapping helps researchers see changes in crop area and double cropping. Analyses show that climate shocks are important drivers of the expansions and contractions seen here, suggesting a large and previously overlooked negative impact of climate change on food production.

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NASA/Brown University

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