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Attribution science links extreme heat to crop disruption; experts warn of price impacts
Summary
Climate Central and other witnesses told senators that attribution science shows warming has already increased damaging heat days in key coffee and cocoa regions, which, along with drought, can reduce yields and push up consumer prices for commodities such as coffee and beef.
Scientists told the Senate committee that attribution tools can show how much climate change has altered the probability and severity of extreme weather events and, in turn, how those changes affect food production and prices.
Dr. Andrew Pershing, chief program officer at Climate Central, described analyses showing that major coffee‑growing regions that together…
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