Thread by @JimBair62221006

I think we can all agree that food is pretty important for survival.

Climate Change is already impacting food security- it is not a distant, ambiguous concern: 

More than 1 million acres of US cropland ravaged by floods

reut.rs/2Uly0eC

#ClimateActionNow #foodsecurity

Cascading impacts of deadly flooding around the world includes "food supply shocks"
bit.ly/2OVoGZN

"A “whiplash” between very dry periods, followed by very wet periods, is exactly what we can expect from climate change"

#foodsecurity #ClimateChange #agriculture

...North America is not immune - bit.ly/2OVphL1

Already ‘There’s bleeding going on’ in U.S. farm economy, ag lender says, due in part to extreme weather

A prolonged downturn “has impacted farmers of all ages, experience levels and sizes”

#extremeweather #farming #farm

"If you eat food, you should be concerned about the future of farming in Australia"
ab.co/2uUv1eI

Australians being warned that price of fresh fruit & vegetables could double within a decade due in part to water supply & weather extremes

#Auspol #foodsecurity #climate

In India, one of the world's largest producers of rice-

A study from Karnataka has found that exposure to extreme heat is consistently having a "strong negative effect" on  yield of rice & other crops: bit.ly/2UFEaGC

#India #foodsecurity #ClimateChange #TuesdayThoughts

Everything is connected - as detailed by @KatsuTanaka, wide ranging linkages between crop production, #ClimateChange, and a variety of other human, natural & socio-economic factors:

https://twitter.com/KatsuTanaka/status/1082122991415156736?s=19

#foodsecurity #health #agriculture

Weather extremes cost Scottish farmers £161m in 2017-2018

bit.ly/2WYFPUU

This had a direct impact on consumers, with wholesale prices of staples including carrots, lettuce, and onions rising by up to 80%.

#foodsecurity #Scotland #ClimateChange #agriculture #food

#ClimateChange driven food insecurity underlies emigration from Central America: bit.ly/2OVu5mG, bit.ly/2GgNwjU

"resilience has its limits...Repeated losses & lack of opportunities chip away at a family’s ability to endure tough times"

#foodsecurity #migration

Also in India, farmers in Kerala are having to take 3 hour "siestas", prompted by sunstroke deaths & raising questions as to how viable farming will be as temperatures continue to rise.

https://twitter.com/NCEcities/status/1104800349284696066?s=19

#ClimateChange #foodsecurity
#Farmers #farmlife #India #Agriculture

#ClimateChange impacts on #foodsecurity will increasingly compound via:

-knock on effects- e.g. a drought one year increasing feed costs the next (bit.ly/2IsVxUg)
-growing risk of simultaneous crop failures (bit.ly/2JKYwZl)
-migration induced labor shortages

“Wet areas of the world are getting wetter, dry areas are getting drier, and it is happening now... I don’t believe society is prepared...Global freshwater security & therefore global #food security—is at far greater risk than we ever imagined"

bit.ly/2IfvzEI

#climate

5 Major Crops In The Crosshairs Of Climate Change

n.pr/2EFjzv4

#wheat, peaches, #corn, #coffee & almonds

#food #ClimateChange #agriculture

And in South America:

Climate change ‘could slash Brazil’s maize yields’

bit.ly/2PjcbHp

The evidence is mounting & it is clear: #ClimateChange poses grave risks to #FoodSecurity worldwide. 

#Brasil #Brazil #ClimateCrisis #food

...but CO2 is plant food!?

bit.ly/2veIXjG

"That... is a hugely, dangerously wrong." Not only will #climatechange make productivity much more unstable, but when plants take in an excess of CO2 their chemical makeup changes in a way that is harmful to humans

#food

"Who better than capitalist conservative farmers to push the government on #ClimateChange?"
bbc.in/2IDNNje

"5, 10 years ago, no farmers would've believed in climate change...now they accept it, they talk about it - and they want action." 

#auspol #food #FoodSecurity

Extreme Weather Disrupting Economics of US Agriculture
bit.ly/2Ln2d9z

"Early estimates of crop & livestock losses from this year’s floods are approaching $1 billion in Nebraska alone"

#ClimateChange #food #agriculture #economics #USpoli #foodsecurity #mondaythoughts