Summary of Climate-driven Doubling Of U.s. Maize Loss Probability: Interactive Simulation with Neural Network Monte Carlo, by a Samuel Pottinger et al.
Climate-Driven Doubling of U.S. Maize Loss Probability: Interactive Simulation with Neural Network Monte Carlo
by A Samuel Pottinger, Lawson Connor, Brookie Guzder-Williams, Maya Weltman-Fahs, Nick Gondek, Timothy Bowles
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Risk Management (q-fin.RM)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper investigates the impact of climate change on the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program, specifically focusing on the risk unit scale within the U.S. Corn Belt region. The authors employ a neural network Monte Carlo method to simulate future crop loss scenarios, predicting more frequent and severe losses that would lead to a doubling of maize Yield Protection insurance claims by mid-century. To facilitate understanding and exploration of these results, an open-source pipeline and interactive visualization tools are provided with configurable statistical treatments. This research aims to bridge the gap between historic yield estimation and climate projection, ultimately informing climate adaptation strategies for the agricultural sector. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper looks at how climate change might affect a program that helps farmers in the U.S. If farmers have bad crops due to climate change, they won’t be able to get the insurance money they need. The authors used a special computer model to predict what will happen in the future and found that there will be more frequent and severe crop losses by mid-century. They also created tools so people can understand these results better and explore different scenarios. This research helps us prepare for climate change and its effects on agriculture. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Neural network
