discussion Renewables and the environment.

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Global Food Production Is Being Limited by a Lack of Pollinators

The results, detailed in Nature Ecology & Evolution, showed that across diverse crops and locations, one-third to two-thirds of farms contain fields that aren’t producing at the levels they should be due to a lack of pollinators. The phenomenon of a low crop yield because of insufficient visits by insects is known as pollinator limitation.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/...being-limited-by-a-lack-of-pollinators-390232

 

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1 acre of corn can sweat up to 4,000 gallons of water a day, making heatwaves even more oppressive when they occur.

Here’s how ‘corn sweat’ helps make heat waves worse in Illinois, Midwest

All of northern Illinois will be under an excessive heat warning on Tuesday, but a phenomenon known as “corn sweat” will make the conditions especially oppressive in areas away from the city of Chicago.

www.nbcchicago.com