A very large majority of people do not fully understand the scale and diversity of problems that can arise due to Climate Change. Our carbon footprint does not only increase because of the car we drive and where we travel. The food we eat also has a huge impact on our personal carbon footprint. Climate Change does not just threaten the oceans and temperature, but Climate Change could greatly affect everyday foods and beverages, such as, chocolate, maple syrup, peanuts, seafood etc. Recent evidence shows that there is already a significant drop in food quality and quantity due to climate change.
As temperatures rise in Africa, the very heat sensitive crop, cocoa, is put under massive threat. This could seriously affect not only the supply and furthermore the price of chocolate, but also the millions of farmers and workers who rely on the farming of cocoa to feed their families and look after their children. The cocoa report predicts that by 2050 there could be a …show more content…
Maple syrup have a very small window of opportunity to tap the trees and extract the sap. There is an approximate 8 week gap between late winter and early spring when temperatures freeze at night and thaw during the day. It is believed that the window of opportunity has decreased five days in the last 50 years. Because of the earlier spring, the sap in the maple tree thins out more than usual. Because of this farmers have to tap and boil down more sap to produce the same amount of syrup in previous, colder years. Luckily more efficient tapping technology is being developed to aid farmers in their struggle to make maple syrup. The worry now is that this new technology may not be able to keep up with the rising temperatures. A Cornwell University study believes that by 2100 complete production of maple syrup south of Pennsylvania will be lost, but is believed that production in Canada should continue just
As temperatures rise in Africa, the very heat sensitive crop, cocoa, is put under massive threat. This could seriously affect not only the supply and furthermore the price of chocolate, but also the millions of farmers and workers who rely on the farming of cocoa to feed their families and look after their children. The cocoa report predicts that by 2050 there could be a …show more content…
Maple syrup have a very small window of opportunity to tap the trees and extract the sap. There is an approximate 8 week gap between late winter and early spring when temperatures freeze at night and thaw during the day. It is believed that the window of opportunity has decreased five days in the last 50 years. Because of the earlier spring, the sap in the maple tree thins out more than usual. Because of this farmers have to tap and boil down more sap to produce the same amount of syrup in previous, colder years. Luckily more efficient tapping technology is being developed to aid farmers in their struggle to make maple syrup. The worry now is that this new technology may not be able to keep up with the rising temperatures. A Cornwell University study believes that by 2100 complete production of maple syrup south of Pennsylvania will be lost, but is believed that production in Canada should continue just