Many of the nation’s biggest apple-generating regions are confronting challenges in crop growth and development, due to the impacts of a changing climate, a new study has found.



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Climate change is hampering US apple quality and output: Study

Many of the nation’s biggest apple-generating regions are confronting challenges in crop growth and development, due to the impacts of a changing climate, a new study has found. While apple orchards nationwide have become increasingly vulnerable to warming trends, the three U.S. counties with the biggest output are among the most affected, according to the…

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Climate change is hurting the apple industry and Yakima County is taking the brunt of it, Washington State University (WSU) researchers assessed in a recent study. Researchers analyzed more than 40 years of climate conditions that impact apple growth and found apple production across the country is at an increased climate risk, a Monday news release from WSU stated. The study noted the top three largest apple-producing counties in the U.S. — Yak…

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Study shows Washington apples suffering from climate change

Some of the most productive apple regions in America are facing big challenges from a changing climate, according to a Washington State University study.

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Prime apple growing areas in US face increasing climate risks

Some of the most productive apple regions in America are facing big challenges from a changing climate, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact the growth cycle of apple trees from bud break and flowering through fruit development, maturation and color development. While many growing areas are facing increased climate risks, the top three largest apple producing counties in the U.S. were amo…

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Prominent apple-growing regions in the United States, especially in Washington, are showing increased risks from climate change, according to a new Washington State University study. During the study, researchers analyzed data from 1979 to 2022 on climate conditions that impact the growth cycles of apple trees. Even though many apple-growing areas face increased climate risks, researchers found that three of the largest a…

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Washington apples face 'detrimental' impacts of climate change

America’s top apple-growing regions are grappling with significant challenges brought on by a changing climate, according to a study from Washington State University (WSU). Researchers examined more than 40 years of climate conditions that affect the growth of apple trees.  Many growing regions currently face increased climate risks, but the three largest apple-producing counties in the United States were among the most impacted. They include Ya…

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Apples Across America Are Being Threatened By A Changing Climate

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Some of the most productive apple regions in America are facing big challenges from a changing climate, according to a Washington State University study. Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact the growth cycle of apple trees from bud break and flowering through fruit development, maturation and color development. While many growing areas are facing increased climate risks, the top three largest ap…

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Prime Apple Growing Areas in US Face Increasing Climate Risks

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Climate has always shifted but concerns about faster changes brought on by the modern world have led the authors of a new paper to worry that current high-volume sources of apples could lose their apex status to other areas.The paper in the pay-to-publish journal Environmental Research Letters analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions they correlate to the growth cycle, bud break to fruit, of apple trees. They sound the alarm that the largest…

Climate change is hampering US apple quality and output: Study

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