Hassan Moinuddin of the Asian Development Bank's Mekong Sub-Region Program says a warmer climate could cut almost seven percent off the region's gross domestic product by the end of this century, by reducing crops or forcing the relocation of communities.

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Broadbent is a weather freak who points out that both the 1945 and 1961 Bordeaux vintage were subjected to frosts and heavy rains, respectively, thereby reducing crops to small, thick skinned grapes producing deeply colored, concentrated and tannic vintages.

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The adoption of herbicide-resistant crops could help improve water and soil quality by reducing the need for tilling.

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Benbrook also fails to mention that by improving weed control and reducing the need for ploughing, genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant crops enable many farmers in North and South America to adopt and maintain no- or reduced-tillage production systems, which results in important reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

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