The Fragile Plate: Climate Change and the World's Food Supply, Part 1

04/03/2025 28 min Episodio 5
The Fragile Plate: Climate Change and the World's Food Supply, Part 1

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Send us a textIn 'Running My Mouth Off About Climate Change,' host Dave tackles the complex issue of food security. Starting with his own journey to run a marathon, he draws parallels to the consistency needed in our food systems. This episode provides an overview of how climate change is affecting our food supply, examining the impact of longer growing seasons, water scarcity, and pests. Discover the challenges we face and the potential solutions being explored, from pesticides to GMOs, as we grapple with a changing world.Website links used for this Podcast: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northeast/topic/climate-warming-brings-earlier-springhttps://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/warmer-fall-later-freezehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/332903875_Yield_instability_of_winter_oilseed_rape_modulated_by_early_winter_temperature https://www.cimmyt.org/news/pests-and-diseases-and-climate-change-is-there-a-connection/https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog/bees-face-many-challenges-and-climate-change-ratcheting-pressurehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024051594https://www.aatf-africa.org/lessons-from-africas-largest-producer-of-gmo-maize/https://www.farmaid.org/issues/gmos/gmos-what-eaters-need-to-know/