Cattle rancher Brad Randel walks through his drought-stricken cornfield in September 2022 in McCook, Nebraska.
Mandatory Credit:	Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Cattle rancher Brad Randel walks through his drought-stricken cornfield in September 2022 in McCook, Nebraska.
Mandatory Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Climate Change Could Halve U.S. Crop Yields for Future Generations

Children Born Today May Face a Drastically Reduced Food Supply

Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the end of the century, according to a sweeping new analysis.