Disruptions to food supplies caused by climate change could cause unrest in the UK in the coming decades.
British researchers from the University of Cambridge, the University of York and other institutes have come to such an input, the newspaper informs.Ru with reference to the scientific journal Sustainability.
British researchers from the University of Cambridge, the University of York and other institutes have come to such an input, the newspaper informs.Ru with reference to the scientific journal Sustainability.
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00:00 Food shortages could cause riots in the next 50 years.
00:07 Disruptions to food supplies caused by climate change could cause unrest in the UK in the coming decades.
00:16 British researchers from the University of Cambridge
00:24 The University of York and other institutes have come to such an input, the newspaper informs.
00:30 Rue with reference to the scientific journal Sustainability.
00:36 Thus, the shortage of food products, such as wheat, bread, pasta and cereals, may cause social unrest in the next 50 years.
00:49 Food shortages may occur due to extreme weather events caused by global warming.
00:57 The majority, 80%, of the scientists who participated in the survey believe that in the next 10 years the likely cause of public unrest due to food shortages will be logistical problems.
01:12 However, even after half a century, the main cause of unrest may be crop failure caused by floods, snowfalls, droughts and other weather disasters.
01:24 Climate change is already affecting global food production.
01:32 For example, in 2007, global grain production decreased by 8% due to floods and heat waves in Australia, India and the United States.
01:44 Experts suggest solving the problem of social unrest caused by food shortages in two ways.
01:54 Fighting food poverty by helping people buy the products they need and developing sustainable agriculture, reducing its impact on the soil and restoring degraded soils.
02:06 Earlier, the youth of Siberia reported that by 2100, the extinction of flora and fauna will accelerate by 184%.
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