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"The climate breakdown is already threatening many of our favorite foods. In
Asia, rice fields are being flooded with saltwater; cyclones have wiped out
vanilla crops in Madagascar; in Central America higher temperatures ripen
coffee too quickly; drought in sub–Saharan Africa is withering chickpea crops;
and rising ocean acidity is killing oysters and scallops in American waters.
All our food systems – agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture – are
buckling under the stress of rising temperatures, wildfires, droughts, and
floods.
Even in the best-case scenario, global heating is expected to make the earth
less suitable for the crops that provide most of our calories. If no action is
taken to curtail the climate crisis, crop losses will be devastating."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
