Climate change could spark major shifts in British produce in the coming decades as the country attempts to avoid a 'catastrophic' environmental fallout.
Climate change could spark major shifts in British produce in the coming decades as the country attempts to avoid a "catastrophic" environmental fallout, experts have said.
Michael Christie, professor of environmental and ecological economics at Aberystwyth Business School in Wales, told CNBC in a phone call that unless drastic measures were taken in the U.K. and internationally, temperature rises would have "more and more catastrophic effects." Martin Lukac, professor of ecosystem science at the University of Reading, told CNBC that some British farmers were already feeling the impact of more frequent extreme weather events, specifically flooding and dry spells.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Editorial: For the sake of the planet, don't remove California's governorNewsom's challengers would also almost certainly slow or even reverse the state's fight against climate change.
Consulte Mais informação »
Climate change is making hurricanes stronger, slower and wetter. Ida checked all the boxesHuman-caused climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous. They are producing more rainfall, moving slower once they make landfall and generating larger storm surges along the coast. Hurricane Ida was a prime example of those changes.
Consulte Mais informação »
Can The Internet Be More Resilient To Climate Change? Some Are Banking On ItThousands in Louisiana are the latest to lose internet access after strong storms and floods. There's a major push to climate-proof the infrastructure that supplies the nation's critical data. (WBUR)
Consulte Mais informação »
Opinion | America's NIMBYs are going to get us all killedClimate change won't stop while America hates trains and walking, HayesBrown writes for MSNBCDaily.
Consulte Mais informação »
Inside Olaplex’s IPO PlansBeauty brand olaplex has filed for IPO and has plans to raise further capital after several years of swift growth.
Consulte Mais informação »
Opinion: Global growth is in peril in both the short term and the long runOPINION: The outlook for the global economy has gone from hopeful to bleak in the space of just a few months due to the delta variant, climate change and supply chain issues, Michael Spence writes.
Consulte Mais informação »