Warming climate threatens Prairie Pothole Region

Grand Forks Herald: A new report shows predictions for a warming climate could be devastating to duck production in the Prairie Pothole Region. Published in the February edition of the journal BioScience, the research uses a climate model that predicts average temperatures in the Prairie Pothole Region could rise from 2 to 4 degrees Celsius between 2050 and 2100. Under that scenario, wetlands crucial to duck production would hold water for a shorter amount of time. "The impact to the ......

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