Golden harvest at risk: Climate change puts heat on rice yields
(WorldNews South Korea)

A rice paddy in the Jookdong-dong area of Busan`s Gangseo District is harvested. Korea Times file `Super rice` development urged By Ko Dong-hwan Various Korean rice types were tested in 2010 to see how they would grow in higher temperatures brought about by climate change. The testing was based on general circulation model (GCM) scenarios and virtual models called crop environment resource synthesis (CERES). It was conducted by agro-climate change and ecology researchers from the state-run National Institute of Agricultural Sciences. The results were startling. Compared to Korea`s average temperature between 1971 and 2000, a test scenario with a rise of 2 degrees Celsius showed rice yields...