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Hot, dry, windy events on the rise in Kansas wheat fields

Written by mcallejas on . Posted in In the media.

Kansas is experiencing a record-breaking year for hot, dry, windy (HDW) — the nation’s largest winter wheat producer — hit worse than any other state. CIMMYT researchers act to avert food insecurity as temperatures climb, atmospheric pressure increases — generating faster and longer gusts of wind and unpredictable weather conditions.

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climate change, wheat, wheat improvement