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Jul 25 • 4 tweets • 5 min read
'“Unprecedented” droughts lasting for at least five years will hit several regions around the world by mid-century if nothing is done to curb global warming, an international team of scientists warned.'

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asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…
Note the timing (!)

'We find that the regional average frequency of drought days (FDD) is anticipated to increase substantially in several regions even during the first half of the 21st century'

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nature.com/articles/s4146…
'Our results shed light on potential concerns that the existing infrastructures and practices that were designed based on historical records or experiences may become insufficient in the near future to cope with droughts'

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nature.com/articles/s4146…
Additional context on drought:

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Jul 26
Europe -𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜:

‘The EU’s crop monitoring service has substantially reduced its expectations for the bloc's 2022 spring crops, amid continued drier-than-usual conditions across large parts of the continent’

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Italy -𝙗𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜:

Severe drought has caused crop yields to fall by 45% for corn & fodder for animal feed, 30% for rice & wheat and 15% for fruit

‘Milk production is down 20% because of cows being stressed by the extreme heat’

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Spain - 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜:

‘A recent study suggested Spain was the driest it's been for over a thousand years with no rain in May - a critical time for farming.‘

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itv.com/news/2022-07-2…
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Jul 17
'Sweltering temperatures and sparse rain could hurt Europe’s maize crop'

Italy may see a drop of 30%, Spain- 16%

'There are also concerns about hot, dry weather in central & eastern Europe, including in Germany, Hungary and Romania'

#ClimateCrisis #food
reuters.com/article/europe…
'Turkey has been struggling to feed its entire population since 2015. The government has cited climate change and the constant refugee crisis... Such deals locally attract outcry on being neocolonialist'

“Behind every land grab is a water grab.”

#Climate
qz-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/qz.com/afr…
UK-

Farmers on edge & fearing crop fires in midst of heatwave

"It is hellish. The weather is horrendous"

Yields are"way down"

Crops "being taken away from under our feet with these temperatures."

#ClimateCrisis #food #UKPoli
bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
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Jun 28
⚠️Your food - being hammered by climate change NOW

News round-up:
➡️Italy rivers drying up, 30% of agriculture at risk
➡️Extreme heat & fires badly damaging Tunesia's crops
➡️2°C of warming may see SE Asia’s crop production decline by 1/3 per capita by 2040

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➡️Massive volumes of crops -in the field & already harvested- washed away by floods in Bangladesh
➡️“truly biblical” swarms of crickets thriving in heat & drought devouring crops in American West
➡️ UN: "a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022"

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➡️'desperate drought conditions' impacting crops across the United States
➡️Extreme weather battering farmers in India
➡️'Grain shortage could cause food crisis in Ireland' - by this winter!
➡️high temperatures, drought, record rains hitting crops across China

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Jun 6
And the hits keep coming-

"Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend... while their counterparts in Italy warned of the impact of drought on crop yields."

Dark times ahead.

#ClimateCrisis #food #France #Italy #Europe
reuters.com/markets/commod…
In France, the world's 4th largest wheat exporter- 'Hail, strong winds & torrential rain caused damage... affecting wheat as well as fruit crops & vineyards'

"The damage is very significant, with some farms seeing 100% of their crop affected"

#food #farm
reuters.com/markets/commod…
Italy-

'Italy has received only half the usual rainfall levels so far in 2022, according to agricultural lobby Coldiretti, which estimates the cost of lost production at close to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)'

#ClimateCrisis #food #water #Italy
reuters.com/markets/commod…
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Jun 2
Current news on #food & #climate:

➡️ USA: *both* wheat crops -spring & winter wheat- in trouble

➡️Chile: more than 1/2 of the country's population in areas suffering "severe water scarcity"

➡️Australia: 'Biblical' flooding causes near-total loss of regional soybean crops
References:
1. USA:
2. Chile:
3. Australia:

#ClimateCrisis #food #water #USA #Chile #Australia
All these impacts will get worse

& worse

& 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 worse

with unmitigated climate change

On the other hand, what happens when fossil fuel emissions are cut?

Immediate boosts in crop yields!

Something to consider in the midst of a global food crisis?
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May 31
⚠️'There are two wheat crops in the United States: spring wheat planted now, & winter wheat planted in autumn that will be harvested soon.

Both are in trouble.'

#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #AgTwitter #NEWS
kfgo.com/2022/05/31/u-s…
The United States is the world’s 4th-largest wheat exporter & 'problems are hitting output at a time when the world can ill afford to lose any more supplies'

Worsening harvest prospects in China, parts of Europe & Indian export ban.

#ClimateCrisis #food
kfgo.com/2022/05/31/u-s…
#ClimateCrisis exacerbated extremes at play-

Kansas- 'winter wheat harvest potential there has fallen by more than 25% due to severe drought. Kansas farmers may abandon thousands of acres of wheat in fields this year'

In North Dakota, an 'historic' blizzard & flooding
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