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Future Scenarios Tool User Cases

Picture of a corn farm

Case 1: How might heat accumulation increase during the season and what are the implications for corn production?

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Picture of a farmer harvesting soybeans

Case 2: How might changes in the length of the growing season affect the feasibility of double cropping?

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Photo of a frozen tree

Case 3: How might the risk of damaging springtime cold temperatures change in the future?

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Case 4: How might the date of first fall freeze change in the future and what are the implications for vinifera grape production in Michigan?

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Photo of rainy day

Case 5: What are some of the implications for tourism of changes in the length of sequences of wet days?

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Picture of a power plant

Case 6: How might the requirements for air conditioning change in the future and what are the implications for energy use?

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Photo Source: (From top) Bob Nichols, USDA; Keith Weller, USDA; Fotognome, Flickr; LifeShadows' photos, Flickr; National Park Service