With more than half of the American people facing some extremely cold January weather prospects in the next few days, one big question that can have significant economic consequences involves whether Florida’s oranges and its other citrus fruit will freeze.
A hard freeze in citrus groves could have a big effect in reducing crop yields, and thus raising the prices of fruit and juices that are big economic items for our whole country.
Florida fruit producers are taking what precautions they can. But we are reminded that there are many ways that climate affects all of us, and that we can’t really do much about it.