• Cevilia (she/they/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    34·
    2 years ago

    It’s already making things hard. Unless you live in a cave (and even if you do, quite probably, IDK) you’ll have noticed an increase in the frequency of what’s euphemistically called “extreme weather events”. These things are bad for us, but even worse for crops, and they’re going to keep on getting worse.

    • Mistymtn421@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      The world has lost /is losing a lot of food this past year alone. Saw an article that Georgia (US) lost 90% of it’s peaches this season, folks/farms from the Midwest and Canada either couldn’t plant at all due to lack of rain or what was planted has died already.

      The dam that was blown up in Ukraine ruined a huge area of farming that has global significance as they exported a lot of grains and oil seeds.

      Spain is facing over 60% crop failures and the third year without honey.

      Cotton crops from Texas and Spain also at a huge loss.

      I am sure there’s more, this is just off the top of my head. It’ll take a little bit for it all to show up, but we are definitely going to be feeling the effects of this by next year I’m sure.