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== Card #32: Decline in Agricultural Yields == | |||
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Food production can be affected by temperature, droughts, extreme weather events, floods and marine submersion (e.g. the Nile Delta). | |||
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== Explanation== | == Explanation== | ||
This is one of the greatest threats to humanity. Declines in agricultural yields have already led to conflicts in Rwanda and Syria. | This is one of the greatest threats to humanity. Declines in agricultural yields have already led to conflicts in Rwanda and Syria. | ||
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*[[En-en adult card 20 disruption water cycle|Disruption of the water cycle]] | *[[En-en adult card 20 disruption water cycle|Disruption of the water cycle]] | ||
*[[En-en adult card 25 terrestrial biodiversity|Terrestrial biodiversity]] | *[[En-en adult card 25 terrestrial biodiversity|Terrestrial biodiversity]] | ||
*[[En-en adult card 31 freshwater resources|Freshwater resources]] | *[[En-en adult card 31 freshwater resources|Freshwater resources]] | ||
==Correction== | ==Correction== | ||
===Causes=== | ===Causes=== | ||
*[[En-en_adult_card_25_terrestrial_biodiversity|Terrestrial Biodiversity]] | *[[En-en_adult_card_25_terrestrial_biodiversity|Terrestrial Biodiversity]] | ||
*[[En-en_adult_card_26_river_flooding|River Flooding]] | *[[En-en_adult_card_26_river_flooding|River Flooding]] | ||
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*[[En-en_adult_card_34_cyclones|Cyclones]] | *[[En-en_adult_card_34_cyclones|Cyclones]] | ||
===Consequences=== | ===Consequences=== | ||
*[[En- | *[[En-en_adult_card_37_hunger|Hunger]] | ||
*[[En-en_adult_card_39_climate_refugees|Climate Refugees]] | *[[En-en_adult_card_39_climate_refugees|Climate Refugees]] | ||
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* [[En-en adult card 12 carbon sinks|Carbon sinks]] Studies have shown that yields increase with increased CO<sub>2</sub>, but that the nutrient content of vegetables is reduced. Indeed, trace elements do not become more abundant when yields increase. | * [[En-en adult card 12 carbon sinks|Carbon sinks]] Studies have shown that yields increase with increased CO<sub>2</sub>, but that the nutrient content of vegetables is reduced. Indeed, trace elements do not become more abundant when yields increase. | ||
*[[En-en adult card 21 temperature rise|Rising Air Temperatures]] | |||
== Wrong links == | == Wrong links == | ||
=== Wrong consequences === | === Wrong consequences === |
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