National Geographic - USA (2020-04)

PESSIMIST’S GUIDE (^) | DECODER
PHOTO: REBECCA HALE, NGM STAFF

1. COFFEE
   Almost three-quarters of cof-
   fee comes from small farms.
   Warmer weather and plant dis-
   eases may drive up the price.


2. AVOCADOS
   This fruit’s trees don’t like
   high heat. If growers shift
   to kinder environs, it could
   lengthen shipping distances.


3. SHRIMP
   Ocean acidification affects
   crustaceans’ health—and taste.
   Future shrimp may be less
   palatable, one study says.
   4. SALMON
   Warming water threatens this
   and other cold water fish. Less
   wild breeding may spur more
   farming to maintain supply.
   5. WINE
   The beverage will endure, but
   changes in terroirs will force
   vintners to find ways to main-
   tain wines’ signature tastes.
   6. OLIVES
   Early frosts, heavy rain, and
   wind halved Italy’s production
   last year. Such extremes could
   limit crops in many places.
   7. BANANAS
   So far, warming has expanded
   the tropical fruit’s growing
   area—and raised the risk of
   fungi that devastate plants.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD’S FAVORITE FOODS—FROM HOW THEY’RE GROWN TO WHEN WE

EAT THEM—COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN A WARMER WORLD.

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BY DANIEL STONE

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