According to a recent study performed by Maximillian Kotz, weather conditions from climate change is resulting in drastic effects on the global food market, stating that “recent spikes in the price of food were often associated with heat, drought and heavy precipitation conditions that were so extreme as to completely exceed all historical precedent prior to 2020” and that “recent climate extremes also raised global market prices of important food commodities. For example, Ghana and the Ivory Coast produce nearly 60% of global cocoa.”
Prior research has indicated that extreme weather and high temperatures are capable of and has affected and with this new research, it’s turning out worse than initially thought. Additionally, according to RFI, “Research by the Food Foundation also shows that, on average, healthy food is twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy food and that, when prices increase, low-income households are likely to cut back on nutritious foods like fruit and vegetables because they can’t afford them. Climate change-induced food price shocks could therefore exacerbate a range of health outcomes, from malnutrition to a range of chronic diet-related conditions including coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and many cancers. There is also growing evidence connecting food insecurity and poor diets with mental health outcomes.”
The drastic effects that climate change has had on the global food market is of great concern, with higher and higher records being set for rising temperatures, the weather and its effect not only on our food and its prices, but our way of living itself may be very well up in the air as the climate grows to become even more unfamiliar.
