Research
Latitude modulates climate-driven maize yield gains across the central U.S. “warming hole”
Nature · By Nenghan Wan ·
The Brief
- A Nature Communications study examines how climate affects maize yields across the central U.S. "warming hole".
- The study suggests climate impacts shift from yield losses in the southern U.S. Corn Belt to gains further north.
- The paper was published online on 12 November 2026 with DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-79428-2.
Why it matters
The findings show that climate impacts on maize yields depend on latitude, which matters for agronomists, crop modellers and farm planners in the central U.S.
Who’s affected
- agronomists and crop scientists
- climate researchers studying crop yields
- farm planners in the central U.S. Corn Belt
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- #climate change
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- #agriculture
Nature Communications, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-79428-2 Climate change affects crop yield variation across regions and seasons. This study suggests that climate impacts on maize yields shift from losses in the southern U.S. Corn Belt to gains in…
Timeline
Study published online in Nature Communications
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Latitude modulates climate-driven maize yield gains across the central U.S. “warming hole”