Can planting more reflective crops lower global warming?

DISCOVERY NEWS: Planting more reflective versions of crops could cool regional temperatures in summertime, reducing the impact of increasing global temperatures in these areas, according to ongoing research.

Increasing the reflectivity of crop plants by 20 percent could decrease temperatures in a given area by about one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), said Joy Singarayer of the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

“It’s quite immediate and it’s quite safe because crops get planted every year,” she said. ”The idea is not to think about changing what crops you plant but rather to look within the variety of crops you might plant.” This might mean choosing a more reflective variety of wheat, for example. More…

Oh no, it’s all over now.

New research from the Czech Republic suggests that the quality of central European hops (particularly the variety used to make pilsener) has been declining in recent decades due to warmer air temperatures from global warming.

German pilsener will taste even worse as climate change progresses due to changes in the composition of European hops.

Increased temperatures apparently reduce the level of alpha acid, the secret ingredient giving pilsener its delicate taste. And things are predicted to get worse as warming continues.

Is nothing sacred?

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