The Link Between Environment And Dinner Table

Imagine fine British champagne or Californian coffee. While these products may seem odd, they may be the luxury goods of the future.

Climate change isn't only creating volatile temperatures—it's also changing the food on our tables. As the thermometer rises, warmer climates that serve as the world's food suppliers will become too hot for many plants and animals to thrive.

This spells disaster for farmers around the world.

However, this article shows how some parts of the world will be more affected by climate change than others—and some countries even stand to benefit.

Data uncovered by Bloomberg shows that some ranges for plants and animals are already northward bound, a boon for the Global North. Wealthier nations will be on the winners' side in the global agricultural shift as crops begin to flourish in previously inhospitable regions.

At the same time, the Global South will lose out despite the fact that it contributes the least to climate change. Agriculture is the backbone of many economies, meaning a flood of unemployed agricultural workers could destabilize more fragile governments and have a knock-on effect that would reverberate around the world.