A November 16 Cornell Chronicle article, Report predicts impacts of climate change on New York, reports on the release of the 600-page ClimAID study by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. David Wolfe, professor in the Department of Horticulture, was among the 19 Cornell scientists who contributed to the historic report.
“David Wolfe (right), professor of plant and soil ecology who led the agriculture and ecosystems sections of the report, is also working with his colleagues to develop online decision-making tools to help farmers evaluate when to invest in adaptations such as expanded irrigation capacity or improved drainage systems.
“‘The Earth’s climate is always in flux, but today’s pace of change is far beyond what previous generations of farmers and natural resource managers have had to face,’ Wolfe said.”
The report concludes that shifting weather patterns are poised to affect everything from food and drinking water quality to the snowpack for winter recreation.
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