Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC). (2020, May 6). GIS tool [Website]. Vegetation Impact Program, MRCC. https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/freeze_guidance.htm
Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC). (n,d,) Frost and freeze guidance [Website]. Vegetation Impact Program, MRCC. https://mrcc.illinois.edu/VIP/indexFFG.html
Losses to Extreme Events: Others
Other losses such as tornadoes, heat waves, and cold waves can cause damage and losses to crops and farms more broadly. The risk of having at least one of these events cause damage in an area is quite high due to the extreme and variable nature of the weather that makes up a region’s climate.
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Nutrient Losses
Wet soils, excess rainfall, and warming soil temperatures all contribute to nutrient losses in cropland. These nutrients are either lost to groundwater, surface water, the atmosphere, or below the rootzone and out of reach by the plants. In addition to the direct economic loss of nutrients and potentially reduced crop yield, these losses have an environmental impact. Reducing these losses therefore provides an economical and environmental benefit. REFERENCES Irmak, S. (2014). Plant growth and yield as affected by wet soil conditions due to flooding or over-irrigation. NebGuide (G1904). University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension.
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