A new research study by Harvard faculty is shedding light on the significant influence of water supply on global crop yields and its connection to climate change.

The team — led by Harvard Earth and Planetary Sciences professor Peter Huybers — included Harvard Center for the Environment postdoctoral fellow Jonathan Proctor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute postdoctoral fellow Duo Chan, and UC Irvine professor Angela Rigden.

You can read the full article at this link: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/9/29/crop-yield-soil-moisture/

More information about the study can be found here: https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2022/09/better-understanding-crop-yields-under-climate-change