PeopleProfitPlanet is supporting Blog Action Day 2009 and this year's topic is Climate Change.
We all know it is going to affect us in one way or another in the next few years, but what would the effects of global warming mean on a day to day basis?
Compiled from the Center for American Progress, here's something to think about.
Say Goodbye to…
1) Pinot Noir - The reason you adore pinot noir is that it comes from a notoriously temperamental thin-skinned grape that thrives in cool climates. Warmer temperatures are already damaging the pinots from Oregon, “baking away” the grape’s berry flavors. [Bloomberg]
2) Guacamole – Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory predict hotter temps will cause a 40 percent drop in California’s avocado production over the next 40 years. [Lawrence Livermore National Lab]
3) March of the Penguins – Scientists blame global warming for the declining penguin population, as warmer waters and smaller ice floes force the birds to travel further to find food. “Emperor penguins … have dropped from 300 breeding pairs to just nine in the western Antarctic Peninsula.”
