Coffee threatened by climate change
Daily Telegraph: Coffee is under threat from climate change, according to a study which found that popular Arabica beans could face extinction within decades. Rising global temperatures and subtle changes in seasonal conditions could make 99.7 percent of Arabica-growing areas unsuitable for the plant by 2080, according to a new study by researchers from Kew Gardens. Although commercial growers could still grow their own crops by watering and artificially cooling them, the wild type has much greater genetic…
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