#FYI #US #USA #AmericanResiliency #EmilySchoerning #resilience #TimesOfChange #agriculture #farming #food #foodproduction #crops

Dr. Emily Schoerning on the expected effects of the ongoing climate breakdown on #agriculturalproduction in different regions of the US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvREhfSLGMA

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

Famine and food security is the stuff of my nightmares...
Food security? We are already starting to feel the impacts of climate driven extreme weather events reducing agricultural production. This is why in Australia we need to rapidly electrify with renewables and not wait 20 years for an expensive nuclear fantasy. (Nuclear plants also use huge amounts of water for cooling) It is why I support Merri Food Hub locally in building local food and Climate resilience. My academic reading tonight, Published: 22 June 2024:

Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity

#HeatStress #WaterStress #AgriculturalProduction #FoodSecurity #ClimateCrisis

Kompas, T., Che, T.N. & Grafton, R.Q. Global impacts of heat and water stress on food production and severe food insecurity. Sci Rep 14, 14398 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65274-z