Climate Change Will Empty America’s Breadbasket

Last summer, National Review editor James Robbins touted the “benefits” of climate change:

Consider the large landmasses in the northern hemisphere, say north of 55 degrees. These are very extreme climates for human habitation. A population distribution map of Canada shows most people live in a belt running along the southern border with the United States. But add global warming and vast regions would become comfortably habitable. As well, there would be more land available for cultivation.

Yesterday, the BBC published a graphic showing the impact that climate change will have on crop production. The graphic shows the areas in which wheat grows now (yellow) compared to where it will grow in 2050 (blue). It demonstrates the devastating effect climate change would have on America’s wheat crop:

“True, there might be some dislocations as crops shifted northward, but so what?” Robbins asked. “Economies change all the time.” Tell that to every wheat farmer in the United States.