Really bizarre climate change side effects

[lordsummerisle]

A lot of this is tongue-in-cheek but it's a good read...

http://extragoodshit.phlap.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Really-bizarre-climate-change-side-effects.html

[Marie Marie]

1. This is the one that rattled my chain...

Worst of all? The possible extinction of chocolate


All this horror pales in comparison to the real threat to humanity — the pending extinction of chocolate. So in a way, all the zombies, sharks, toxic food, and waters full of green sludge don't really matter.

According to Business Insider, chocolate could be gone by 2057. Cacao, the plant used to make chocolate, only grows in a very narrow strip of land just 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south of the equator. But thanks to climate change, unseasonably dry, warm temperatures in that part of the world could end the whole industry.

Fortunately, Mars — the company that makes Snickers and lots of other chocolate things — is pledging a ton of money to the development of a genetically altered cacao plant, one that can withstand the heat and dry conditions. Sure, other climate-related issues are important, but dear scientists, let's put this one on the top of the list, okay?

[Canoe52]

2. Wow, that was uplifting...not

But enjoyed reading! Thanks for sharing.

[Delphinus]

3. The zombie

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