Comment by MRSN4P on 24/01/2025 at 18:20 UTC*

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View submission: Expect More Bulldozings

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Well, we’re on the way- we’ve got expensive eggs(probably going to get worse), last summer there was a 90-95% peach crop failure in Georgia[1] that somehow only made a small footnote in the news, and also last year’s orange crop failure in Florida[2] caused the state’s lowest yield since ~1929. There’s also global yields decreasing due to widespread drought[3] and extreme weather[4]. Also https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977r51e1z0o[5].

1: https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/07/05/dire-situation-what-caused-georgias-catastrophic-peach-crop-failure

2: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/27359-hurricanes-slice-florida-citrus-output

3: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/global-drought-threatens-food-supplies-and-energy-production-2024-10-02_en

4: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/climate-change-extreme-weather-conflict-exacerbate-global-food-crisis/

5: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977r51e1z0o

Formal paper: Severe climate change risks to food security and nutrition

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Comment by horseradishstalker at 24/01/2025 at 19:49 UTC

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Don't forget the orange crop that isn't being picked in California because the workers are in hiding.

Comment by happyguy55546353524 at 25/01/2025 at 16:20 UTC

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Incredible how you don't hear about these things unless you actively seek the information out