Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do
- Written by Owen Atkin, Director of the ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute, Australian National University
Gregory Heath/CSIRO, CC BY-NC-NDDuring Australia’s unprecedented heatwave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia.
Days of sustained heat and hot nights did real damage. A flying fox colony was all but wiped out in South Australia, while Western Australian mango growers suffered major crop losses as fruit...
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