Global warming exceeding 2 degrees Celsius warmer than the 2001-2010 average would likely cut global food-production capacity from six staple crops by nearly a quarter.
- Adapted from Hultgren et al. (Nature, 2025)
kAmv=@32= H2C>:?8 6I4665:?8 a 568C66D r6=D:FD H2C>6C E92? E96 a__`\a_`_ 2G6C286 H@F=5 =:<6=J 4FE 8=@32= 7@@5\AC@5F4E:@? 42A24:EJ 7C@> D:I DE2A=6 4C@AD 3J ?62C=J 2 BF2CE6C] #68:@?\DA64:7:4 2?5 4C@A\DA64:7:4 :>A24ED 2C6 AC@;64E65 E@ 6G@=G6 :? E96 7FEFC6 32D65 @? 492?86D E@ 64@?@>:4 4@?5:E:@?D 2?5 4=:>2E6[ C67=64E:?8 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 252AE2E:@?] 2[ uC24E:@? @7 4C@AA65 2C62 @3D6CG65 :? @FC DF3?2E:@?2= 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 52E2[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ C68:@?D DA2??:?8 }@CE9[ r6?EC2= 2?5 $@FE9 p>6C:42] 3[ tI2>A=6 :?D6E C68:@?D DFCC@F?5:?8 {F42D 5@ #:@ '6C56 >F?:4:A2=:EJ W3=24< @FE=:?6X :? |2E@ vC@DD@ DE2E6[ qC2K:=] 4[ %:>6 D6C:6D @7 >2:K6 J:6=5 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 52E2 7C@> {F42D 5@ #:@ '6C56] 5[ t>A:C:42==J 6DE:>2E65 C6=2E:@?D9:A 36EH66? 52:=J E6>A6C2EFC6 2?5 =@8 >2:K6 J:6=5D WD92565 C68:@?i hdT 4@?7:56?46 :?E6CG2=X 4@?5:E:@?2= @? @E96C 724E@CD E92E :?4=F56 C2:?72==[ 4=:>2E6 2?5 2446DD E@ :?AFED 2?5 E649?@=@8J] q2CD :?5:42E6 4@F?EJ\DA64:7:4 G2=F6D 7@C G2C:23=6D FD65 E@ AC65:4E E96 =@42= 4@F?EJ\=6G6= 67764ED @7 E6>A6C2EFC6 2?5 C2:?72== WC65 :D 2G6C286 E6>A6C2EFC6[ 3=F6 :D 2G6C286 AC64:A:E2E:@?[ @C2?86 :D 8C@DD 5@>6DE:4 AC@5F4E A6C 42A:E2 2?5 8C66? :D 2C62 6BF:AA65 7@C :CC:82E:@?X] tI2>A=6 C68:@?D 56A:4E65 7C@> E@A E@ 3@EE@> 2C6i xC@BF@:D r@F?EJ[ x==:?@:D[ &$pj {2 q2C42 >F?:4:A2=:EJ :? y2=:D4@[ |6I:4@j 2?5 {F42D 5@ #:@ '6C56 :? |2E@ vC@DD@[ qC2K:=] 6[ pD :? 2 3FE 7@C 2? 6I2>A=6 C68:@? @7 pD:2] 7[ pD :? 5 3FE 7@C E96 C6DA@?D6 @7 C:46 E@ 52:=J E6>A6C2EFC6 :? s@?832@ 5:DEC:4E :? wF36:[ r9:?2[ E96 4:E:6D @7 %92?;2GFC 2?5 %:CF49:C2AA2==: :? %2>:= }25F[ x?5:2[ 2?5 $F=2H6D: &E2C2[ x?5@?6D:2] 8[ tIA64E65 6I46652?46 568C66 52JD H2C>6C E92? b_°r AC@;64E65 7@C 6249 @7 ac[bfg C68:@?D :? a_h_ :? 2 9:89\6>:DD:@?D D46?2C:@] tI46652?46 568C66 52J AC@;64E:@?D W2?5 @E96C G2C:23=6DX 7C@> 6249 >@56= 2C6 4@>3:?65 H:E9 64@?@>6EC:4 C6DF=ED[ DF49 2D 5 2?5 7[ E@ AC@;64E 4C@A\DA64:7:4 4=:>2E6 :>A24ED E92E 244@F?E 7@C 252AE2E:@?]k^Am
As featured on
A sweeping new analysis finds that warming global temperatures will dampen the world’s capac…





