UChicago Researchers Find Simple Way to Massively Improve Crop Loss Simulations (IMAGE)

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UChicago Researchers Find Simple Way to Massively Improve Crop Loss Simulations

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Researchers found that by adding data on when each specific region plants and harvests its crops, they could much more accurately predict crop yields globally. Above: A farmer plants crops in Puerto Rico, 1942.

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