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<DIV>an interesting article....</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; LINE-HEIGHT: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Winter chill is
likely to decrease by more than 50 percent as the global climate warms. In some
parts of California's agriculturally rich Central Valley, winter chill has
already declined by nearly 30 percent. “The consequences for California's fruit
and nut industries could be devastating," said Minghua Zhang, a professor of
environmental and resource science at UC Davis. (Photo: Jack Kelly
Clark/University of California) <A
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Director<BR><B>Pollinator Partnership </B><BR>423 Washington Street, 5th
floor<BR>San Francisco, CA
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