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> Global warming has been fantastic so far where I live (UK) Not if you want reliable food production. Milder, wetter winters and drier, heatwave-prone summers
by jimlongton 4y ago
> Global warming has been fantastic so far where I live (UK)
Not if you want reliable food production. Milder, wetter winters and drier, heatwave-prone summers and more unpredictable weather in general is hitting farmers badly. One recent example is potatoes [1]. "Hose-pipe bans" becoming a normal phrase in our lifetime is not a good sign of things to come.
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/chips-potatoes-shrink-climate-change-global-warming-fruit-vegetables-heatwaves-a8762506.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/chips-potatoes-shr...