The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is out with a new report on the impact of climate change on the world's food supply, and it's not good news for consumers.
The report, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, warns that by 2050, the world could see a reduction in crop yields of up to 5%, Bloomberg reports.
And that's not all: The report notes that even a modest rise in the average temperature could exacerbate already existing food shortages and put an additional 600 million people at risk of stunting or undernourishment by the end of the century.
"Even a 1 ? C temperature increase can significantly harm crop yields, particularly affecting stable crops," the report says.
"Even a 1 ? C increase will inundate coastal agricultural areas and river deltas, leading to increased groundwater salinity and affecting agricultural production," it adds.
The report warns that even a modest rise in the average temperature could exacerbate already existing food shortages and put an additional 600 million people at risk of stunting or undernourishment by the end of the century.
And that's not all: The report also warns that rising sea levels could inundate coastal agricultural areas and river deltas, leading to increased groundwater salinity and affecting agricultural production
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