Climate crisis could contribute to a global food shortage by 2050, US special envoy on food security warns

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/05/climate-crisis-could-contribute-to-a-global-food-shortage-by-2050-us-special-envoy-on-food-security-warns

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WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y (2 replies)

"Could" lol... It's already impacting rice yields; probably many others.

masterofn001@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y

Inflation is a euphemism for corporate fuckery.

Also, cover for the already well under way destruction of food chains and supply lines.

We are already at DEFCON fucked.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y

Timing is tough to have narrow certainty on

Aksamit@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 3y
Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (2 replies)

2050?! Fucking liars. The 2030's is more accurate.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That's relatively unlikely still.

Blum0108@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

What do you mean?

theendismeh@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 3y
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mo_ztt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

s/2050/like 2 years, maybe 5-10 at absolute most/

I mean I have no particular expertise but it definitely seems like things are accelerating

silence7@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y

There could be some local disaster where you are tomorrow, but it's unlikely. This is similar: it's low-probabilty in any given year

zoe@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 3y

famine is man-made.