10 Foods That May Disappear Because Of Climate Change
Maybe deniers will believe climate change is real when they can’t indulge in their favorite eats.
1. Guacamole
Around 8 million pounds of guacamole are consumed during the Super Bowl, but football fans might soon have to find something else to dip their tortilla chips into. Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory predict as much as a 40 percent decrease in avocado production over the next 30 years due to increasing temperatures brought on by climate change…
2. Apples
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces,” the German theologian Martin Luther said, “I would still plant my apple tree.” He didn’t figure that there might be a tomorrow in which apple trees can’t properly grow. In 2011, an international team of scientists published a study which found just that: Temperate fruit and nut trees like the apple tree, which need a certain period of winter chill to produce economically practical yields, could be affected by global warming as winter temperatures rise. They said farmers should prepare for a warmer future by breeding cultivars with lower chilling requirements…
3. Beer
It’s sad, but true. Beer is already a victim of a changing climate, with brewers increasingly finding it more difficult to secure stable water supplies. According to a 2010 report commissioned by the National Resources Defense Council, about a third of counties in the United States “will face higher risks of water shortages by mid-century as the result of global warming.” Between 2030 and 2050, the difficulty in accessing freshwater is “anticipated to be significant in the major agricultural and urban areas throughout the nation.”
Also chocolate, coffee, peanut butter, wine, french fries, seafood, and rice and beans.
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7 responses to 10 Foods That May Disappear Because Of Climate Change
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rg9rts December 26th, 2015 at 13:12
Tempest in a teapot.
amersham46 December 26th, 2015 at 18:11
The teapot just might be much bigger than you think
eyelashviper December 26th, 2015 at 14:20
Kind of silly article. As zones become warmer, many of those plants will grow in areas further north than they now do. Pollution and warming of the oceans will definitely be a concern, as well as the kinds of foods consumed, like beef, which takes large amounts of resources to produce one pound of protein.
Kick Frenzy December 26th, 2015 at 16:42
Sounds like a plan… except for the part where the growing season would also have different temps than what they’re used to.
Plus, there are more growing conditions to be worried about than temperature when it comes to the region they’re grown in.
Consider, how would soil from Alberta, Canada compare to soil in Mexico?
Is there more, or less, rain in these more northern regions?
How about insects and other animals that may effect the ability to grow any of these items.
Some of them may not have another region to move to, like things that depend on a rain forest type of region.
So, maybe not quite so silly when you consider all the other variables that weren’t mentioned.
Kick Frenzy December 26th, 2015 at 16:47
Beer?
BEER?!?
Well, looks like it’s time to boycott macros and start encouraging microbrewing.
At least, that seems logical to me.
BillPasadena December 27th, 2015 at 11:40
The reality is these foods will only disappear for the poor and middle class.
The rich won’t go without.
robert December 28th, 2015 at 03:49
Beer and not hard liquor ?
the fix is in for the middle class