On a comment in a @cstross thread earlier today re: evidence of agricultural collapse, I said we were already in agricultural collapse, and someone (foolishly) asked me to expand on that… it got long and ranty so I’m pulling it out and giving it its own thread.
Caveats: I am not an expert, just a farmer. I’m from the US so this will be US centric. We have a dairy, so dairy and animal ag may make a disproportionate appearance.
Annnnd then there’s heat. A huge part of the world’s agriculture is in places that are vulnerable to the effects of global warming and the US is no exception. The overlap between states with the most climate risk and those with the most agriculture is UNCOMFORTABLY HIGH.
The recent wildfires in Texas have killed 7-10k cattle; I could name easily ten other climate change events in the past ten years that have devastated crops or animals.
katfeete