Showing posts with label Climate Change; Food Supplies; Research. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 03, 2016

Climate Change Poised To Hurt Food Supplies: Study

The study used agricultural economic models coupled with different projections for greenhouse gas emissions and development forecasts to evaluate the impacts on global food production, trade and consumption in 2050 ©Joel Saget (AFP)

The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without global warming, according to a study released Thursday.