We often wonder what kind of state the planet will be left in when our children come along, but a world without coffee? That seems almost too terrifying to even begin contemplating.
But, according to the Australian Climate Institute, this cold, dark idea may be a reality that’s going to be faced sooner rather than later. Like, 2080 soon.
The reason for all this? Climate change.
Due to rising temperatures and growing levels of pests and fungi in coffee-growing parts of the world, the institute predicts that land currently used to grow our much-loved coffee beans is fast becoming unusable, with much likely to be rendered unsuitable by as early as 2050.
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What do you mean don't panic..........you said coffee is becoming extinct - what else can I do but panic ;)))
if the climate is getting hotter - surely we can just move the coffee growing to the parts that are now the correct temperature? as the earth gets hotter, coffee growing will occur further and further away from the equator?
I think it's more about usable agricultural land diminishing.