+OverSword Posted October 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Quote Beer lovers could be left with a sour taste, thanks to the latest in a series of studies mapping the effects of climate change on crops. Malted barley — a key ingredient in beer including IPAs, stouts and pilsners — is particularly sensitive to warmer temperatures and drought, both of which are likely to increase due to climate change. As a result, average global barley crop yields could drop as much as 17 percent by 2099, compared with the average yield from 1981 to 2010, under the more extreme climate change projections, researchers report October 15 in Nature Plants. That decline “could lead to, on average, a doubling of price in some countries,” says coauthor Steven Davis, an Earth systems scientist at University of California, Irvine. Consumption would also drop globally by an average of 16 percent, or roughly what people in the United States consumed in 2011. Source 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted October 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Noooooooooo................!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted October 16, 2018 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Sorry, this topic has already been posted here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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