Britain’s summer may be conforming to the stereotype, but elsewhere in the world climates are growing more extreme. A “heat dome” in southern Europe led to wildfires and droughts. Record temperatures are threatening global crop yields, sparking fears of food shortages. Orange juice is one example that is part of a larger trend. Hurricanes and tree disease in the sunshine state of Florida pushed juice prices to record highs this week.
今年英國的夏天或許保持了一貫的“英倫涼夏”形象,但世界其他地方的氣候正變得越來越極端。南歐的“熱穹”導致了野火和干旱。創(chuàng)紀錄的氣溫正威脅著全球農作物產量,引發(fā)了人們對糧食短缺的擔憂。橙汁就是一個例子,它是一個更大趨勢的一部分。本周,陽光明媚的佛羅里達州的颶風和樹木病害將橙汁價格推至歷史新高。
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