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Climate Change, Poorer Diets

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As Ontario prepares for another growing season, scientists are warning that climate change is impacting food production and could lead to thousands of deaths. It’s estimated that half-a-million people could die each year by 2050 because the world’s supply of healthy fruits and vegetables will diminish. Food for thought.

“Climate change is already judged by doctors as the greatest threat to health in the 21st century, due to floods, droughts and increased infectious diseases, with the potential to roll back 50 years of progress.”

Read the article here: Guardian report on Climate Change & Food