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Climate Change Impact Areas: Planning for a changing climate (Page 1)

Climate Change Impact Areas: Planning for a changing climate

Griswold M, Wicks EC and Johnson Z ·
22 April 2013

Changes in Maryland's climate system will likely have far-reaching impacts, most notably those associated with rising sea level, increasing temperatures, and changes in precipitation patterns. Acknowledging the increasing likelihood and magnitude of these impacts and their associated risks is necessary to protect both natural and man-made environments for years to come.

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Land Management: Farming in a changing climate (Page 1)

Land Management: Farming in a changing climate

Griswold M, Johnson Z and Wicks EC ·
22 April 2013

Agriculture is the largest commercial industry in Maryland, employing about 350,000 people, on almost 13,000 farms covering two million acres. With increasing impacts of climate change, water management will become a larger concern, rising temperatures, carbon dioxide, and ozone will increase stress on nearly all crop and livestock species, and pests and diseases, such as soybean rust will likely plague farmers in the future.

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