Report: Climate Change to Affect Coffee Severely

Around 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed each day worldwide. But that number is set to decrease, according to a report released by the Climate Institute, which predicts that climate change will cut the area suitable for growing coffee crops by up to 50 percent by 2050.

According to the report, the vast majority of the world’s coffee farmers live and work in the ‘bean belt’ — a band around the Earth that straddles the equator. Countries within the belt, such as Colombia and Costa Rica, are highly susceptible to the effects of sweltering temperatures and extreme weather-related pests and disease.

http://thescienceexplorer.com/nature/climate-change-threatens-coffee-production

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