The issue focused on climate change and conservation issues that scientists believe could contribute to drought conditions in California. Scientists fear climate change may reduce rainfall levels over the region by between 30 percent and 80 percent by 2100. The researchers argue that agriculture needs to adapt to climate change if it hopes to survive.

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Other studies have linked climate change to desertification, agricultural sustainability and livestock farming. Scientists recently warned that humanity will soon experience climate extremes similar to those