Monday, July 23, 2012

For warmists trying to convince us that carbon dioxide causes lower US corn yields, an *extremely* inconvenient graph

America's corn farmers high and dry as hope withers with their harvest | Environment | guardian.co.uk
[Warmist Suzanne Goldenberg] ...because of a brutal combination of triple-digit (40C) temperatures and prolonged drought. Scientists see both as evidence of climate change.
The Burning Land - NYTimes.com
[Warmist Paul Krugman] I’ve been searching for something useful to say about the epic heat wave and drought afflicting U.S. agriculture...

Yet with so much of the American political spectrum in fierce denial over the issue, there is no prospect whatsoever of getting action.
CARPE DIEM: Corn Yields Have Increased Six Times Since 1940

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

As I learned in school plants breath CO2. So increased CO2 would hurt corn production??????

Anonymous said...

Wow. You totally ignore our capabilities to increase production per acre one-hundred fold through genetic and chemical manipulation. Good job ignoring the corn field of engineering.

-mark v. twain