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In addition to spending time with family and celebrating
what you’re thankful for, the best part of Thanksgiving is the food. An
increasingly important area of research is how climate change may
impact the farms that fuel our Thanksgiving feasts.
Back in 2021, host Kristin Hayes sat down with Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an
associate professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell
University, to talk about the impacts of climate change on agriculture.
In the episode, Ortiz-Bobea elaborates on a recent journal article he
coauthored that assesses the extent to which climate change has affected
agricultural productivity. This research finds evidence of substantial
productivity losses over the past 60 years, and Ortiz-Bobea predicts that
hotter regions could suffer more pronounced losses in the future if
temperatures continue to rise.
Check out Episode 126 from the Resources
Radio archives, and we hope you have a wonderful
Thanksgiving!
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