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Not sure about 'quite comfortable' part. The PNW just had a crazy >115F heat wave. At some point the crops will start drying out in the fields, which is far fro

Not sure about 'quite comfortable' part. The PNW just had a crazy >115F heat wave. At some point the crops will start drying out in the fields, which is far from a reassuring prospect. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/agriculture/there-was-nothing-we-could-save-heat-wave-cooked-walla-walla-sweet-onions-to-mush https://www.seattletimes.com/business/agriculture/there-was-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Western_North_America_heat_wave#Agriculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Western_North_America_hea...

gary_0 5y ago
> At some point the crops will start drying out in the fields It's already happening, as your links show. Double-digit percentage crop loss in some areas, which has already resulted in empty supermarket shelves for some staples[0]. And food prices are already reaching record highs. It won't be long before heat bubbles hit the wrong places at the wrong times and kneecap the world's food supply. In the meantime, the human population is still rising sharply[1], with 2 billion more mouths to feed coming before the population curve will start to level out. Things aren't looking good. [0] https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/pasta-shortage-due-to-poor-wheat-harvest-caused-by-climate-change-15366232/ https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/pasta-shortage-due-to-poor-wh... [1] https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/06/2019-Revision-%E2%80%93-World-Population-Growth-1700-2100-772x550.png https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/06/2019-Revision-%E2...
- angelzen 5y ago
  Things are not looking good. The wheat situation is the most worrisome, in WA the 2021 wheat crop is 50% of the 2020 crop. "Smallest harvest in 57 years." On a small note, I wasn't aware of the pasta situation. I was surprised earlier this week when there was no pasta at the local Costco, sadly that explains it. https://archive.is/JcDRd https://archive.is/JcDRd

gary_0 5y ago

> At some point the crops will start drying out in the fields It's already happening, as your links show. Double-digit percentage crop loss in some areas, which has already resulted in empty supermarket shelves for some staples[0]. And food prices are already reaching record highs. It won't be long before heat bubbles hit the wrong places at the wrong times and kneecap the world's food supply. In the meantime, the human population is still rising sharply[1], with 2 billion more mouths to feed coming before the population curve will start to level out. Things aren't looking good. [0] https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/pasta-shortage-due-to-poor-wheat-harvest-caused-by-climate-change-15366232/ https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/pasta-shortage-due-to-poor-wh... [1] https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/06/2019-Revision-%E2%80%93-World-Population-Growth-1700-2100-772x550.png https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/06/2019-Revision-%E2...

angelzen 5y ago
Things are not looking good. The wheat situation is the most worrisome, in WA the 2021 wheat crop is 50% of the 2020 crop. "Smallest harvest in 57 years." On a small note, I wasn't aware of the pasta situation. I was surprised earlier this week when there was no pasta at the local Costco, sadly that explains it. https://archive.is/JcDRd https://archive.is/JcDRd