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A farmer holds rice in his hand in Khon Kaen province of Thailand, March 12, 2019.
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ReutersClimate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events like wildfires, heat waves, and hurricanes. Research links our warming planet to increasing food insecurityas well.
- A new report from the United Nations warns that climate change decreases the nutritional value of important food crops like wheat and rice.
- That’s because high levels of carbon dioxide disrupt plants’ internal chemistry, altering how much protein and other vitamins they produce internally.
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Climate change is linked to myriad health issues: longer, more intense allergy seasons, the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and malaria, and the proliferation of flesh-eating bacteria in warmer water.
A new report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) adds yet another serious health risk to the list: Increased carbon-dioxide levels lower the nutritional value of food staples like rice and wheat.
Research has shown that growing these crops in environments with higher […]
Roger Hallam of XR is indeed speaking to this. Our human ability to produce food will impact us very soon, as the local weather changes as a consequence of the climate crisis.