Climate change ‘threat to food production’

[NickB79]

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/climate-change-threat-to-food-production-1.1778686#.VGKbD8lBkyQ

Midrand - The maize yield in South Africa and Zimbabwe could drop by as much as 30 percent in the next 35 years, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Penny Urquhart, one of the lead authors on the chapter in Africa, said at a media briefing on the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report that all aspects of food production on the continent would be affected by climate change. This included food production, access to food and rising prices.

As the effects of global warming intensified, many parts of Africa would experience increases in average temperatures that exceed 2ºC by 2050, and between 3 and 6ºC by 2100.

Africa was already experiencing problems of land degradation and water shortages. Climate change would exacerbate these problems and increase the continent’s vulnerability to climate-change impact.

[Autumn]

1. A very real possibility just as much as water wars are

Rec

[Phlem]

2. Filed under

"no fucking shit" in the ignorance drawer.

[pscot]

3. We can't help it.

We have a hard time thinking things through. Even more, if it means we'd have to do things we don't like.

[The2ndWheel]

4. Food production also creates environmental issues

Coming and going.