During the growing season, nighttime low temperatures are rising. In the fall, winter, and spring, daytime highs are higher than they used to be. All these effects of the changing climate appear to intensify a microbial reaction called denitrification: In saturated soils and warmer temperatures, the plant food that crops depend on, nitrate nitrogen, is converted into nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas that is emitted to the atmosphere.

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