/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2649/all en /newsroom/channels/news/droughts-hit-cereal-crops-harder-1980s-257587 <p>Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries – and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from Ã山ǿ¼é and the University of British Columbia.</p> Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:53:07 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25054 at /newsroom