Agriculture production's sensitivity to changes in climate in South Africa

South Africa in general has been approximately 2% hotter and at least 6% drier over the ten years between 1997 and 2006 compared to the 1970s. The use of water has also increased greatly over this same period. By 2000, 98.6% of that year's surface water yield and 41% of the annual utilisable po...

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Main Authors: James Blignaut, Liza Ueckermann, James Aronson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2009-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/10345

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