Climate change will disrupt food production and increase food insecurity from "summary" of The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
The ways in which climate change will disrupt food production and increase food insecurity are myriad and terrifying. Rising temperatures will make it harder to grow crops in many of the places they are grown today, as heat waves scorch the fields and make water even scarcer than it already is in some places. This will lead to lower yields and higher food prices, putting pressure on already-strained food systems and making it harder for the world’s most vulnerable populations to feed themselves. At the same time, the changing climate will also bring more extreme weather events, like floods and droughts, which can destroy crops and disrupt supply chains. This can lead to food shortages and price spikes, as seen in recent years with events like the drought in California and the floods in Pakistan. These disruptions can have far-reaching effects, not only on the people directly a...
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