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Some of our favorite foods and drinks could be considered "endangered" because the places where they are grown are being severely impacted by climate change. If this isn't proof that we need to do something about climate change, I don't know what is. To start off, here are a few foods that are part of our every lives that might not be around for long.
- Coffee
- Chocolate
- Beer
- Maple Syrup
- Seafood: Lobsters and Salmon
- Peanut Butter
- Potatoes
What can we do about it?
Some farmers and researchers have started looking into bringing back ancient or near-extinct crops that might be better suited for this new reality.
Amaranth is one example. Once considered a sacred grain by the Aztec, amaranth was banned by the Spanish because it was used in sacrificial ceremonies.
[...] Cultivated in Ethiopia for more than 7,000 years, the enset plant is known as the "false banana" because of its similarity to the banana tree. It can withstand heavy drought and heavy rain, making it a plant that can naturally withstand climate change. [It] produces two times more food per unit of land than cereal crops.
[...] While most plants making a comeback are known for being drought resistant and having a high tolerance for heat, other plants (like taro) can be grown in flooded areas, a concern for rising sea levels in Asia and other parts of the world.
[...] Some believe that [...] seed banks are the best way to prepare for climate change. John Torgrimson, executive director of the Seed Savers Exchange in the United States, told Truthout that "while not every traditional variety tastes great or looks great, its genetics may be invaluable 50 or 100 years from now when the climate is different. There are qualities in varieties that we don't even know about. It might be resistant to a particular disease; it may grow well in a particular region; it may have certain traits that will allow us to deal with climactic conditions going forward. Diversity is an insurance policy".
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 03 2016, @05:05PM
No need "to do" something: there is no such thing as "climate change".
Right on, my (obviously) white brother!
"Climate change" is just a bunch of hogwash made up by a bunch of lib'rul hippies and the darkies they hang around with.
The problem isn't "climate change" it's overpopulation.
That's why I'm voting for the only candidate who tells it like it is! Donald J. em-effin' Trump!
He's gonna put all those pot smoking dirty hippies in their place. Which is up against the wall to get a lesson in Newton's second law of motion, as demonstrated by flying lead!
And he's gonna make sure those darkies stop being so uppity, or they'll get what the hippies got.
Once we kill off two or three billion (we can start with all those ragheads in India -- bunch of Muzzie scum, all of them!) and work our way to the Middle East, and then make sure to take care of the wetbacks too. Then comes the homeland of the niggers, Africa!
We'll need something more selective for China, as we want those fucking slants to make our sneakers and send us more LBFMs [xvideos.com]. In fact, everyone should own a few.
Once we get the overpopulation problem dealt with, we'll be all set!
Because were going to Make America Great Again™!
Trump/Pence 2016!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 03 2016, @06:17PM
Seek professional help. Fast.