Hunger rising with global temperatures, UN report says - CNN

 

"Changes in climate are undermining production of major crops such as wheat, rice and maize in tropical and temperate regions, a trend that is expected to worsen as temperatures become more extreme.

The number of undernourished people tends to be higher in countries highly exposed to climate extremes, the report said.
Rising temperatures, the late or early start of rainy seasons and the unequal distribution of rainfall within a season are affecting food production. Other effects include food price hikes and losses in poor farmers' incomes. "

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Hunger rising with global temperatures, UN report says - CNN: Climate change is having a negative impact on global agriculture and driving up the number of hungry people in the world, according to the United Nations' 2018 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released today.