Climate Change Is Threatening a Key Coffee Species
- 5 years ago
Climate Change, Deforestation Threatening 60% of the
Earth's Coffee Plants Its the first time a threat has been issued for species that contain coffee around the globe. The reason is that one of the species, Arabica, is facing new climate threats. The report adds that it needs specific amounts of shade and a cool temperature to thrive. The future of coffee in general is said to be at risk due to climate change. The National Academy of Science says half of the land needed to grow it may not be usable by 2100.
Earth's Coffee Plants Its the first time a threat has been issued for species that contain coffee around the globe. The reason is that one of the species, Arabica, is facing new climate threats. The report adds that it needs specific amounts of shade and a cool temperature to thrive. The future of coffee in general is said to be at risk due to climate change. The National Academy of Science says half of the land needed to grow it may not be usable by 2100.