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Fertile Soil Emergency:

1. 90% of Earth's soil set to become too degraded to farm by 2040s

2. destructive industrial farming is key reason

3. climate change (droughts & heat waves), erosion, forest loss, saltwater contamination, insect/worm declines, urbanisation also damaging
The twin threats of soil degradation and climate change are set to disrupt the global food supply.

🔺 90% of Earth's soils could become degraded by 2050 (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

aljazeera.com/ajimpact/soil-…
This article from May 2019 is absolutely scathing about the idea we're heading for a soil calamity. It dismisses the FAO, seems to ignore European Commission findings, and lets destructive Big Ag corporations off the hook.

Soils will surely suffer at 2-3C?newscientist.com/article/mg2423…
Hi @Botanygeek, It seems extraordinary that you couldn't find any scientists to back up the idea that desertification is becoming a major predicament for humanity as we zoom towards and over 2°C. It's a complex picture, but surely billions may be impacted?
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