# As climate heats up, rising rainfall averages hide crop-killing droughts – UW–Madison News

> A UW–Madison study of Ethiopian highlands sorghum found that early-season droughts can cut yields even in years with above-average rainfall. The researchers expect such droughts to become more frequent and intense as the climate warms, and cite El Niño years as an example.

- Date: 2019-01-23 · published 2019-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Ethiopia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61024-as-climate-heats-up-rising-rainfall-averages-hide-crop-killing-droughts-uw
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The study is a regional research finding about Ethiopian sorghum with little direct effect on world sorghum or feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- news.wisc.edu: https://news.wisc.edu/as-climate-heats-up-rising-rainfall-averages-hide-crop-killing-droughts/

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