ai6yr, 26 days ago

From the article: "The paper, published on Monday, said these areas are expected to decline by between 14% and 41% by 2050, depending on how fast global emissions are reduced. The world’s biggest producer Mexico could see its potential growing area reduced by 31% by 2050 even if the global average temperature rise is limited to under 2C, and as much as 43% if it increases towards 5C, it said."

ai6yr, 26 days ago

**comment: Uhhh... if/when we get to 5C, the price/availability of avocados is going to be the last thing you are worried about.

artisanrox, 26 days ago

@ai6yr

holy crap for 5C you could plant them on the South Pole if the resulting nightmarish mega storms don't just....blow all the land away 💀

douglasvb, 26 days ago

@ai6yr let's start planting avocados in British Columbia.

mlanger, 26 days ago

@douglasvb @ai6yr

I've already started mine.

douglasvb, 26 days ago

@mlanger @ai6yr if you start sailing north now, you can stake your claim to the future Canadian avocado forests before the land rush really kicks off!

wa7iut, 26 days ago

@ai6yr @burritojustice

I guess I’ll be stuck with $7 cinnamon toast now 😭

ai6yr, 26 days ago

@wa7iut @burritojustice This is a longer term shortage. Apparently a glut this year.