Q&A: Study warns rising temperatures could push rice beyond historical heat limits

Climate projections estimate that, by the end of this century, the land area exceeding rice’s temperature limits could expand by 10 to 30 times in Asia’s major rice-producing nations. Photo: Pixabay Arguably the most important crop on Earth, rice has been cultivated for roughly 10,000 years. It’s a staple food for more than half the global population, with about 90% cultivated and consumed in Asia. But a new University of Washington study, recently published in Communications Earth & Environment