Video / NZ HeraldNew Zealand's sheep and beef farm profits could be halved by the century's end if global greenhouse emissions keep soaring unabated, a new analysis suggests. The analysis also found drier soils had immediate effects on dairy profits, but lagged effects on sheep and beef profits. New Zealand's sheep and beef farm profits could be halved by the century's end if global greenhouse emissions keep soaring unabated, a new analysis suggests. Photo / George HeardWhile the creeping pace of warming meant it was unlikely that climate change would force land-use change in the near future, this could still play out in some parts of the country eventually. While the analysis was the first of its kind, the link between severe drought and climate change has now been well established here.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2021 04:18 UTC