Feast and famine in Europe as global warming scorches farms By Robert Uhlig, Farming Correspondent (Filed: 21/08/2003) Prophetic warnings of how global warming will play havoc with the world's agriculture appear to be coming true, according to evidence from this year's harvests in Europe and America. The long weeks of sunshine might please holidaymakers and promise a vintage year for vineyards, but the persistent drought has reduced yields by up to a quarter in many parts of Europe for major crops such as wheat, sunflower and potato. With many of the crops used as livestock feed, the shortfall is thought...