Hotter/Drier U.S. Spring Wheat/Western Corn Belt 15-Day Forecast
Trouble brewing for U.S. spring wheat and west/north U.S. Corn Belt! Fig. 1: Rainfall needed to neutralize dry Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) in primary agriculture areas. Annotated is the wet to very wet soil moisture regions. U.S. spring wheat and corn are at risk for strengthening summer 2021 drought. Fig. 2-3: The ECM ENS…