3 ms·

I think it's important to note that the proper term is climate change. It's not just warming. It's rising sea levels. And where I live (in land, northern hemis

I think it's important to note that the proper term is climate change. It's not just warming. It's rising sea levels. And where I live (in land, northern hemisphere), we're seeing increased flooding due to higher rain fall. Winters aren't necessarily colder, but the growing season for crops is consistently out-of-whack and has ruined multiple crops over the year. In-land, near lakes in the northern hemisphere may be hot less drastically, but everywhere is being affected.

ahje 7y ago
Yeah, the winters are still cold, but the weather is seriously unpredictable and it feels like the seasons have gone out of sync lately. It's definitely going to affect crops in the long run, and I suspect the effects are going to become a bit more apparent (rising costs of food in developed countries) in the next 10-15 years. So, to answer the original question: Go somewhere you will still be able to grow/breed food reliably in 20 years, and where the local community is strong enough to support such production in the long run. Make sure you are able to contribute and participate to that community if/when the shit hits the fan.
colek42 7y ago
Grain yields in the US have on average increased every year since 1930. Global warming is a real issue, but to say that farming is currently being effected is not supported by much emperical evidence. https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/yieldtrends.html https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/yieldtren...
- MH15 7y ago
  Flooding along the midwestern rivers has begun to destroy crop fields. Many attribute these floods to climate change. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-agriculture/us-farmers-face-devastation-following-midwest-floods-idUSKCN1R12J0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-agriculture/u...
  - leereeves 7y ago
    The midwest has always experienced flooding. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_192...
- username444 7y ago
  Grain yields have increased thanks for pesticides, herbicides, selective breeding and mass agriculture improvements. And the misuse of said herbicides as dessicants (eg. Roundup). I don't know how hardy grain is specifically, but I was remembering the issue with apples in Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/why-we-need-address-climate-change https://www.ontario.ca/page/why-we-need-address-climate-chan... March 2012 was so warm, apple trees bloomed early, but then lost 80% of their fruit because of a severe frost two months later 2012 wasn't the only year.

ahje 7y ago

Yeah, the winters are still cold, but the weather is seriously unpredictable and it feels like the seasons have gone out of sync lately. It's definitely going to affect crops in the long run, and I suspect the effects are going to become a bit more apparent (rising costs of food in developed countries) in the next 10-15 years. So, to answer the original question: Go somewhere you will still be able to grow/breed food reliably in 20 years, and where the local community is strong enough to support such production in the long run. Make sure you are able to contribute and participate to that community if/when the shit hits the fan.

colek42 7y ago

Grain yields in the US have on average increased every year since 1930. Global warming is a real issue, but to say that farming is currently being effected is not supported by much emperical evidence. https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/yieldtrends.html https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/yieldtren...

MH15 7y ago
Flooding along the midwestern rivers has begun to destroy crop fields. Many attribute these floods to climate change. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-agriculture/us-farmers-face-devastation-following-midwest-floods-idUSKCN1R12J0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-agriculture/u...
- leereeves 7y ago
  The midwest has always experienced flooding. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_192...
username444 7y ago
Grain yields have increased thanks for pesticides, herbicides, selective breeding and mass agriculture improvements. And the misuse of said herbicides as dessicants (eg. Roundup). I don't know how hardy grain is specifically, but I was remembering the issue with apples in Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/why-we-need-address-climate-change https://www.ontario.ca/page/why-we-need-address-climate-chan... March 2012 was so warm, apple trees bloomed early, but then lost 80% of their fruit because of a severe frost two months later 2012 wasn't the only year.