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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Aston Brown

MYSTERIOUS: Global heating could cause an extra 1 2m lamb deaths in australia each year study finds | Mind Blowing Facts

Sheep at CSIRO Armidale Research Station in Chiswick, NSW, Australia, in January 2024.
Feed supplements, selective breeding and more shade cover would allow sheep to adapt to a warming climate, experts say. Photograph: Simon Scott/The Guardian

Rising temperatures due to global heating will decrease lamb survival and fertility rates in Australia’s sheep flock resulting in industry-wide losses of up to $166m annually, new analysis predicts.

A University of Adelaide study, published in the journal Nature Food, modelled the impact an average temperature increase of 1C and 3C would have on Australia’s $4.3bn sheep industry.

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