The ocean absorbs some of the carbon dioxide now going into our atmosphere, resulting in more acidic waters. This acidity in turn damages the shells and skeletons of marine life, threatening the viability of shellfish harvests. Shellfish growers are already losing harvests …
Chocolate
Small scale cocoa farmers in West Africa face declining yields of cocoa due to rising temperatures and drought. West Africa is the source of half the world’s chocolate.
Coffee
Climate change is threatening coffee crops in virtually every major coffee producing region of the world. Higher temperatures, long droughts punctuated by intense rainfall, more resilient pests and plant diseases have reduced coffee supplies dramatically in recent years, and costs are rising. …