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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Climate crisis could contribute to a global food shortage by 2050, US special envoy on food security warns

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Climate crisis could contribute to a global food shortage by 2050, US special envoy on food security warns

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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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Cary Fowler says world needs to produce 50-60% more food by middle of the century but global heating is expected to reduce yield rates
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  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    “Could” lol… It’s already impacting rice yields; probably many others.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      Timing is tough to have narrow certainty on

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      Inflation is a euphemism for corporate fuckery.

      Also, cover for the already well under way destruction of food chains and supply lines.

      We are already at DEFCON fucked.

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    Some more worrying news: global fresh water reserves will be 40% over capacity by 2030, and 90% of global top soil and arable land is at risk of depletion by 2050.

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    2050?! Fucking liars. The 2030’s is more accurate.

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      That’s relatively unlikely still.

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    s/2050/like 2 years, maybe 5-10 at absolute most/

    I mean I have no particular expertise but it definitely seems like things are accelerating

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      There could be some local disaster where you are tomorrow, but it’s unlikely. This is similar: it’s low-probabilty in any given year

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    famine is man-made.

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