#ClimateInflation, 2023 #Food edition
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Food insecurity
"One shock could spark social unrest and even food riots in the UK, according to dozens of the country’s top food experts, because chronic issues have left the food system a “tinderbox”.
The group first identified a series of issues that are making access to food vulnerable in the UK, including the climate crisis, low incomes, poor farming policy and fragile just-in-time supply chains. These have left the UK dangerously exposed, the researchers said."
‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say
Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Persistent rains devastate crops in Spain, Portugal, France, and Morocco.
This will have implications for food supply in the UK and in northern Europe.
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Persistent rains devastate crops in Spain, Portugal, France, and Morocco.
This will have implications for food supply in the UK and in northern Europe.
"India recorded about 118 days per year (between 2021 and 2025) above 30 degrees celsius, the temperature threshold beyond which the heat harms the coffee plants. Roughly 30 of those days were driven by climate change, the analysis shows."
In India’s coffee-growing belt, climate change has added at least 30 days of dangerously warm days
Temperatures above 30 degrees celsius reduce yields, affect bean quality and increase plant stress.
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"India recorded about 118 days per year (between 2021 and 2025) above 30 degrees celsius, the temperature threshold beyond which the heat harms the coffee plants. Roughly 30 of those days were driven by climate change, the analysis shows."
In India’s coffee-growing belt, climate change has added at least 30 days of dangerously warm days
Temperatures above 30 degrees celsius reduce yields, affect bean quality and increase plant stress.
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"Livestock farmers and other stakeholders have called on the federal government to urgently address the growing impact of climate change on Nigeria’s livestock sector, warning that extreme weather conditions, drought and rising feed costs are worsening productivity and threatening national meat supply."
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"Livestock farmers and other stakeholders have called on the federal government to urgently address the growing impact of climate change on Nigeria’s livestock sector, warning that extreme weather conditions, drought and rising feed costs are worsening productivity and threatening national meat supply."
"Flooding is the most frequent, most lethal, and most economically destructive natural hazard in Nigeria, its frequency and severity are increasing measurably under anthropogenic climate change.
The stakes of inadequate flood management are extraordinary: floods destroy livelihoods, contaminate water supplies, trigger disease outbreaks, devastate agricultural output that accounts for over 31% of GDP, and deepen the poverty of communities already living on the margins."
Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have been reports from multiple ecological zones in Nigeria, indicating rainfall events in December 2025 through February 2026. These situations hint at an increasing crisis of rainfall variability that is imposing an increasingly severe humanitarian, economic, […]
EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy (www.environewsnigeria.com)
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"Flooding is the most frequent, most lethal, and most economically destructive natural hazard in Nigeria, its frequency and severity are increasing measurably under anthropogenic climate change.
The stakes of inadequate flood management are extraordinary: floods destroy livelihoods, contaminate water supplies, trigger disease outbreaks, devastate agricultural output that accounts for over 31% of GDP, and deepen the poverty of communities already living on the margins."
Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have been reports from multiple ecological zones in Nigeria, indicating rainfall events in December 2025 through February 2026. These situations hint at an increasing crisis of rainfall variability that is imposing an increasingly severe humanitarian, economic, […]
EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy (www.environewsnigeria.com)
This is not a consequence of climate change, but synthetic fertilisers are a fossil fuel product.
"Oil powers cars. Nitrogen powers crops. If the strait of Hormuz closes, the most consequential price may not be Brent crude but the cost of feeding the world.
A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz ... would also represent a fertiliser shock (where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down) – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security."
How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
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This is not a consequence of climate change, but synthetic fertilisers are a fossil fuel product.
"Oil powers cars. Nitrogen powers crops. If the strait of Hormuz closes, the most consequential price may not be Brent crude but the cost of feeding the world.
A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz ... would also represent a fertiliser shock (where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down) – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security."
How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
"The haul of lobsters, Maine’s best known export and a key piece of the state’s identity and culture, has declined every year since 2021, and some scientists have cited as a reason warming oceans that spur migration to Canadian waters."
https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2026/03/06/maine-lobster-catch/
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"The haul of lobsters, Maine’s best known export and a key piece of the state’s identity and culture, has declined every year since 2021, and some scientists have cited as a reason warming oceans that spur migration to Canadian waters."
https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2026/03/06/maine-lobster-catch/
#ClimateInflationFar more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows
"Food systems of low-income nations projected to deteriorate seven times as fast as those of wealthy ones.
“High-income countries will experience massive agricultural shocks, but they have the wealth to buy their way out of a domestic crop failure on the global market,” Bharadwaj said."
Far more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows
Exclusive: Food systems of low-income nations projected to deteriorate seven times as fast as those of wealthy ones
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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Far more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows
"Food systems of low-income nations projected to deteriorate seven times as fast as those of wealthy ones.
“High-income countries will experience massive agricultural shocks, but they have the wealth to buy their way out of a domestic crop failure on the global market,” Bharadwaj said."
Far more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows
Exclusive: Food systems of low-income nations projected to deteriorate seven times as fast as those of wealthy ones
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
"South Punjab’s world-famous mango industry is facing a serious setback this season, as climate change has impacted the production of Summer Bahisht Chaunsa, one of the most prized mango varieties in Pakistan.
According to local growers, the first week of March brought an unexpected rise in temperature, which disrupted the natural flowering and fruit-setting process."
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/climate-change-hits-pakistans-world-famous-mango-produce/
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"South Punjab’s world-famous mango industry is facing a serious setback this season, as climate change has impacted the production of Summer Bahisht Chaunsa, one of the most prized mango varieties in Pakistan.
According to local growers, the first week of March brought an unexpected rise in temperature, which disrupted the natural flowering and fruit-setting process."
https://borneobulletin.com.bn/climate-change-hits-pakistans-world-famous-mango-produce/
#ClimateInflationRabobank report:
"The analysis says that 8% of current arabica growing areas globally are already classified as climatically unsuitable, while that figure could rise to about 20% over the next 25 years under the report’s warming scenario.An [earlier] analysis from Climate Central found that coffee-growing regions in major producing countries have been exposed to significantly more coffee-harming heat in recent years because of climate change."
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Rabobank report:
"The analysis says that 8% of current arabica growing areas globally are already classified as climatically unsuitable, while that figure could rise to about 20% over the next 25 years under the report’s warming scenario.An [earlier] analysis from Climate Central found that coffee-growing regions in major producing countries have been exposed to significantly more coffee-harming heat in recent years because of climate change."
"Climate Change Is Hitting Cocoa Industry Hard
Cocoa prices have surged to record highs over the past year, driven largely by weather extremes in West Africa, where about 70% of the world’s cocoa is grown.
The issue went viral after the grandson of the inventor of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup called Hershey out for altering the recipe after noticing differences in the taste and texture."
Chocolate Recipes Change As Cocoa Prices Soar | Weather.com
The price of cocoa has surged, forcing chocolate makers to get creative when it comes to regulating pricing. Some popular companies are going as far as changing their chocolate recipes. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
The Weather Channel (weather.com)
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"Climate Change Is Hitting Cocoa Industry Hard
Cocoa prices have surged to record highs over the past year, driven largely by weather extremes in West Africa, where about 70% of the world’s cocoa is grown.
The issue went viral after the grandson of the inventor of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup called Hershey out for altering the recipe after noticing differences in the taste and texture."
Chocolate Recipes Change As Cocoa Prices Soar | Weather.com
The price of cocoa has surged, forcing chocolate makers to get creative when it comes to regulating pricing. Some popular companies are going as far as changing their chocolate recipes. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
The Weather Channel (weather.com)
"The breeding response to all of this is real but, by its own researchers’ assessment, increasingly insufficient. Wheat scientists have been developing varieties with better heat tolerance, faster maturation, and improved drought resistance for decades. However, it’s still racing against a trajectory that doesn’t appear to be slowing down at the rate required to keep the gap manageable."
https://creativelearningguild.co.uk/nature/the-wheat-shortage-nobody-is-talking-about-and-how-global-warming-is-making-it-permanent/
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