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  • Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril

    06/06/2021 4:54:35 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 76 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | June 5, 2021 | By PATRICK WHITTLE
    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state. The warming of the blueberry fields could imperil the berries and the farmers who tend to them because the rising temperatures have brought loss of water, according to a group of scientists who are affiliated with the University of Maine. The scientists analyzed 40 years of data and found that the state experienced a 1.1 degrees Celsius (1.98 degrees Fahrenheit) increase...