"Our food system is global," John Marsham, professor of atmospheric science at Leeds University, told The Guardian. 'There are growing risks of simultaneous major crop losses in different regions in the world, which will really affect food availability and prices. This is not what we're seeing right now, but in the coming decades that's one of the things I'm really scared of." Rapidly rising water temperatures could decimate delicate ocean ecosystems like coral reefs, threaten fish stocks and other marine food sources, and impact the lives and livelihoods of coastal communities. Air quality advisories are in place across several states, as Air Quality Index (AQI) ratings exceeding 150 ' considered "unhealthy" by the US Government ' have been recorded in parts of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont and New Hampshire. The World Economic Forum's Centre for Nature and Climate accelerates action on climate change and environmental sustainability, food systems, the...
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