This study quantifies the impacts of climate change on irrigated agriculture in the snow-dependent Yakima River Basin (YRB) in the Pacific Northwest United States. It shows that increasingly severe droughts and temperature-driven reductions in the growing season significantly reduce expected annual agricultural productivity. While adaptation strategies like planting improved crop varieties may increase expected mean annual productivity, they also increase vulnerability to irrigation water shortages and revenue volatility.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Jul 10, 2020
Authors
Keyvan Malek, Patrick Reed, Jennifer Adam, Tina Karimi, Michael Brady
Tags
climate change
irrigated agriculture
Yakima River Basin
droughts
crop varieties
agricultural productivity
water shortages
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