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Climate change threatens to cause 'synchronised harvest failures' across the globe, with implications for Australia's food security (theconversation.com)

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Climate change is increasing the likelihood of synchronized crop failures across different regions of the world. This synchronization means global food shortages are more likely.
Key crop-producing regions like North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia are now experiencing more synchronized extremes like droughts and heat waves.
Synchronized crop failures became 5 times more likely from the 1960s to the 2000s. By 2100, this could rise to about 50 times more likely.
Wheat, maize and soybeans are the most affected by synchronized failures. Their yields all tend to be linked to climate.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I urge everyone to start growing food at home. Not only for a potential crisis such as described here but also to reduce the volume of food consumption coming from the very inefficient and high cost/emission supply chains. These supply chains produce waste from production to packaging and transport.

Even an apartment balcony is suitable to grow a bucket of potatoes and it's super easy. The future of food production is local, local, local!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

It's important point that has been made here that calorie dense foods are better than salad leaves. A food garden should have calorific production as a high priority with less focus on leaves or watery crops.

That is, if you're serious about it when you read something like this article. There is no way I would be able to grow enough food to survive synchronised crop losses!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

always wanted to try something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhnCuCJ5VO4

if only i wasn't so damn busy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sandponics is the next big thing. Same deal but simpler.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i don't imagine the fish like it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The ones that are eaten? Probably not.

You don't have to eat the fish as another option. They can be pets like an aquarium.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I get it, I was just kidding around 🙂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice! This guy is my go-to for aquaponics, he has tons of amazing content on his channel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

he's so great! i'm a huge fan - i really do want to try it but I know if I got slack on maintenance it would go to shit really fast, so i'll have to wait until I have more free time. I do want to take some time off and set something up that is somewhat sophisticated so requires less maintenance but honestly the apocalypse will probably get here first