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Observed trends in daily rainfall variability result in more severe…

- - - - Upper Southeastern US
      - Regionally important crops
        
        Cotton
        
        Hay
        
        Peanuts :peanuts:
        
        Corn :corn:
        
        Soybean
  - - - More research :male-teacher::skin-tone-6:
      - Incoperated into existing models
- - - - Necessary for livestock
      - Necessary for humans
        
        Desire for fresh produce :carrot:
        
        Food insecurity
    - - Impacted by temperature
      - Unpredictable rainfall, poor crops
        
        More chemical fertilizers
        
        Water pollution :droplet:
        
        Soil pollution
        
        More watering
        
        More energy used :bulb:
        
        More water used :potable_water:
      - Impacted by rainfall :rain_cloud:
    - - Provides jobs for 19,000,000
        
        Grocery store owners
        
        Truck drivers :truck:
        
        Farmers :male-farmer:
      - Creates revenue for economy
- - - - Very light rain :partly_sunny_rain:
      - Very heavy rain :rain_cloud:
      - Moderate rain :thunder_cloud_and_rain:
    - - Lower crop yield
        
        Models could underestimate impact
        
        1.9% to 5.8% lower
      - Magnified on large scale :arrow_up:
- - - - Can rip up crops
      - Destroy orchards
    - - Crops washed away :corn:
      - Effects last multiple seasons
- - - - Modeling experiments
      - Field-scale research
      - Other analyses
    - - New technology to counteract :female-technologist::skin-tone-4:
      - Necessary for food production :factory: